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Bhutan vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 50.2% cheaper than Latvia overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% less in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 12.9% less in Bhutan
Housing: pay 49.4% less in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 72.3% less in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 76.1% less in Bhutan

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bhutan.

Bhutan vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bhutan instead of Latvia, you would:

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pay 72.5% less for restaurants

	Latvia	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.76 €10.88	$2.82 BTN254.54	-77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.77 €6.62	$3.38 BTN305.45	-56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 €1.50	$0.53 BTN47.85	-69.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 €1.11	$0.18 BTN16.55	-85.9%
Average			-72.5%

Latvia vs. Bhutan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Latvia	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 €1.15	$0.89 BTN80.44	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 €4.57	$1.61 BTN145.09	-70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 €4.04	$3.03 BTN273.65	-36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 €2.43	$1.96 BTN176.75	-31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 €2.86	$1.70 BTN153.33	-49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.52	$1.09 BTN98.52	+78.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.67	$0.65 BTN59.11	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €0.98	$0.83 BTN74.66	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.19	$0.33 BTN29.63	-76.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.34	$0.23 BTN20.40	-43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.34	$0.26 BTN23.48	-35.3%
Average			-31.1%

Latvia vs. Bhutan - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

	Latvia	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.97 €5.94	$3.03 BTN273.80	-56.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.19 €35.10	$4.01 BTN361.63	-90.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,565.69 €24,338.14	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.08 €7.73	$18.89 BTN1,705.43	+108.1%
Average			-12.9%

Latvia vs. Bhutan - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.4% less for housing

	Latvia	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 €15.51	$26.44 BTN2,387.33	+45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.07 €381.75	$122.58 BTN11,067.47	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$334.37 €284.89	$71.54 BTN6,459.40	-78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$216.47 €184.43	$17.80 BTN1,607.38	-91.8%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 72.3% less for childcare

	Latvia	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$457.35 €389.66	$235.40 BTN21,254.22	-48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,511.70 €14,068.07	$648.40 BTN58,544.57	-96.1%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Latvia	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.51 €3.84	$2.82 BTN254.54	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 €2.79	$1.40 BTN126.25	-57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.37 €4.58	$3.66 BTN330.90	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.79 €37.31	$46.99 BTN4,242.36	+7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.09 €8.60	$3.38 BTN305.45	-66.5%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 76.1% less for clothing

	Latvia	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.59 €69.52	$9.02 BTN814.53	-88.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.39 €38.67	$11.28 BTN1,018.17	-75.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 €72.45	$31.01 BTN2,799.96	-63.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.21 €114.35	$31.01 BTN2,799.96	-76.9%
Average			-76.1%

Latvia vs. Bhutan - Cost of clothing

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