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Bhutan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 41.7% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% less in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 48.7% less in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 68.8% more in Bhutan
Housing: pay 61.2% less in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 69.7% less in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 76.1% less in Bhutan

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

Bhutan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bhutan instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 72.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$2.82 BTN254.54	-74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$3.38 BTN305.45	-61.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.53 BTN47.85	-69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.18 BTN16.55	-85.9%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 48.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$0.89 BTN80.44	-66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$1.61 BTN145.09	-68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$3.03 BTN273.65	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$1.96 BTN176.75	-24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$1.70 BTN153.33	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.09 BTN98.52	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.65 BTN59.11	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.83 BTN74.66	-15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.33 BTN29.63	-63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.23 BTN20.40	-76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.26 BTN23.48	-73.8%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 68.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$3.03 BTN273.80	-41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$4.01 BTN361.63	-79.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$18.89 BTN1,705.43	+326.9%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 61.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$26.44 BTN2,387.33	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$122.58 BTN11,067.47	-88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$71.54 BTN6,459.40	-89.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$17.80 BTN1,607.38	-52.4%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 69.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$235.40 BTN21,254.22	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$648.40 BTN58,544.57	-94.1%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.82 BTN254.54	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$1.40 BTN126.25	-63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$3.66 BTN330.90	-15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$46.99 BTN4,242.36	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$3.38 BTN305.45	-48.1%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 76.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$9.02 BTN814.53	-85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$11.28 BTN1,018.17	-76.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$31.01 BTN2,799.96	-70.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$31.01 BTN2,799.96	-72.0%
Average			-76.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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