Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 32.4% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES397.65
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.79
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.42
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES433.64
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES343.93
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES297.57
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.30
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.48
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.35
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.73
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.60
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.29
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES512.94
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
Kenya
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES233.97
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES177.53
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES636.43
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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