Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 70.3% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 80.3% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
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