Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 59.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 84.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.26
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.97
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.96
|
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.54
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.69
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.13
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,511.46
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.81
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 83.0% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.24
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,589.89
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,415.16
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€156.00
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€809.13
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,505.49
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.70
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.18
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.44
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.62
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.06
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.50
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.75
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.25
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
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