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Bhutan vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 31.6% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% less in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 31.7% less in Bhutan
Housing: pay 48.8% less in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 44.1% less in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% more in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 71.6% less in Bhutan

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bhutan.

Bhutan vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bhutan instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 50.5% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$2.82 BTN251.43	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$3.38 BTN301.71	-56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$0.53 BTN47.27	-39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.18 BTN16.34	-70.5%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Colombia	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$0.89 BTN79.45	-34.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$1.61 BTN143.31	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$3.03 BTN270.30	-30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$1.96 BTN174.59	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$1.70 BTN151.45	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$1.09 BTN97.32	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.65 BTN58.39	+26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.83 BTN73.75	+34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.33 BTN29.27	-38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.23 BTN20.15	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.26 BTN23.19	-48.5%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 31.7% less for transportation

	Colombia	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$3.03 BTN270.45	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$4.01 BTN357.20	-88.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$18.89 BTN1,684.56	+15.4%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 48.8% less for housing

	Colombia	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$26.44 BTN2,358.11	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$122.58 BTN10,932.01	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$71.54 BTN6,380.34	-71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$17.80 BTN1,587.71	-75.8%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 44.1% less for childcare

	Colombia	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$235.40 BTN20,994.09	+0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$648.40 BTN57,828.02	-88.7%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$2.82 BTN251.43	+134.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$1.40 BTN124.71	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$3.66 BTN326.85	+43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$46.99 BTN4,190.44	+87.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$3.38 BTN301.71	-17.9%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 71.6% less for clothing

	Colombia	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$9.02 BTN804.56	-85.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$11.28 BTN1,005.70	-72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	-67.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	-61.8%
Average			-71.6%

Colombia vs. Bhutan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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