Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 54.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
|
pay 55.3% less for clothing
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
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