Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 38.3% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.61
|
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.48
BTN39.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.50
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.78
BTN65.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$1.91
BTN159.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.40
|
$3.17
BTN263.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.68
BTN139.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.93
|
$1.59
BTN132.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.25
BTN103.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.62
BTN51.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.02
BTN84.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.36
BTN30.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.26
BTN21.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.29
BTN23.87
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.69
|
$4.21
BTN350.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.47
|
$15.30
BTN1,273.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,427.03
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,757.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.83
|
$9.78
BTN814.56
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
Estonia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€24.96
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€389.91
|
$175.54
BTN14,615.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€315.16
|
$85.67
BTN7,133.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€190.95
|
$25.87
BTN2,154.20
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€173.90
|
$190.61
BTN15,869.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,549.77
|
$794.92
BTN66,183.37
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.00
|
$10.07
BTN838.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.78
|
$1.22
BTN101.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€4.96
|
$6.11
BTN509.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.09
|
$71.37
BTN5,942.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.68
|
$3.67
BTN305.46
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€76.90
|
$29.76
BTN2,477.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.46
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€73.25
|
$40.76
BTN3,394.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€94.88
|
$50.96
BTN4,242.52
|
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