Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 63.1% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 62.7% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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