Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 78.8% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
|
pay 63.6% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
Ghana
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
|
pay 73.9% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
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