Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 59.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
|
pay 81.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
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