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Bhutan vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 59.9% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% less in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 53.5% less in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 38.9% less in Bhutan
Housing: pay 72.5% less in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% less in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 74.7% less in Bhutan

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

Bhutan vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bhutan instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 74.3% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$2.82 BTN251.43	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$3.38 BTN301.71	-64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$0.53 BTN47.27	-73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$0.18 BTN16.34	-88.3%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 53.5% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$0.89 BTN79.45	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$1.61 BTN143.31	-64.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$3.03 BTN270.30	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$1.96 BTN174.59	-30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$1.70 BTN151.45	-55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$1.09 BTN97.32	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$0.65 BTN58.39	+6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$0.83 BTN73.75	-49.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$0.33 BTN29.27	-73.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.23 BTN20.15	-82.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.26 BTN23.19	-76.4%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 38.9% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$3.03 BTN270.45	-44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$4.01 BTN357.20	-92.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$18.89 BTN1,684.56	+20.5%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 72.5% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$26.44 BTN2,358.11	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$122.58 BTN10,932.01	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$71.54 BTN6,380.34	-87.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$17.80 BTN1,587.71	-72.0%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$235.40 BTN20,994.09	-54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$648.40 BTN57,828.02	-93.2%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$2.82 BTN251.43	+9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$1.40 BTN124.71	-63.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$3.66 BTN326.85	-22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$46.99 BTN4,190.44	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$3.38 BTN301.71	-62.9%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 74.7% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$9.02 BTN804.56	-84.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$11.28 BTN1,005.70	-74.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	-72.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	-66.8%
Average			-74.7%

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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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