Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 67.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 82.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Jersey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 93.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 62.2% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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