Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 6.7% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
₾23.86
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
₾21.11
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
₾2.09
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₾1.03
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Georgia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.82
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
₾10.67
|
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₾20.00
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
₾6.32
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
₾7.82
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₾1.65
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₾2.15
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₾1.90
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
₾2.28
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
₾1.05
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
₾0.96
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
₾13.11
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
₾33.30
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
₾49,037.18
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₾14.68
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Georgia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
₾48.90
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
₾1,379.06
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
₾964.04
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
₾154.27
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
₾424.79
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
₾7,817.38
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
₾3.67
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
₾6.20
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
₾8.06
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
₾123.56
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
₾15.73
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 64.5% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
₾206.93
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
₾164.05
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
₾333.62
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
₾344.61
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
|
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