Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Bhutan

Bhutan vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 20.8% cheaper than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% less in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 34.0% less in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 47.0% less in Bhutan
Housing: pay 38.3% more in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% more in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 58.6% less in Bhutan

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Bhutan are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bhutan.

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Bhutan vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.5% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$2.58 BTN245.70	-71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$4.91 BTN466.83	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.50 BTN47.50	-53.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.18 BTN17.20	-78.5%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 34.0% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$1.07 BTN101.96	+29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$1.88 BTN178.54	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$3.03 BTN288.32	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.88 BTN178.87	+22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$1.79 BTN170.51	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.15 BTN109.22	+34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.69 BTN65.75	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.73 BTN69.10	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.33 BTN31.76	-69.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.26 BTN24.52	-63.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.31 BTN29.53	-57.4%
Average			-34.0%

Lesotho vs. Bhutan - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.0% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$2.79 BTN264.82	-44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$5.17 BTN491.40	-82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$16,591.53 BTN2M	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	+119.4%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 38.3% more for housing

	Lesotho	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	+36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	+54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$25.81 BTN2,452.87
Average			+38.3%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Lesotho	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	-13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$568.68 BTN54,053.67	-51.9%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.58 BTN245.70	+43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$1.28 BTN121.21	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$3.88 BTN368.55	-24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	+102.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.10 BTN294.84
Average			+18.9%

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pay 58.6% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$24.99 BTN2,375.05	-55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	-90.7%
Average			-58.6%

Lesotho vs. Bhutan - Cost of clothing

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