Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 40.5% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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