Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 30.5% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Mali
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Mali
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
Mali
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 93.4% less for childcare
Mali
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Mali
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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