Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 12.9% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Morocco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.02
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD51.97
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.24
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.51
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.68
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.74
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.09
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.40
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.26
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.64
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.86
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.42
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.56
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD47.84
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.20
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD233,377.93
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.61
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Morocco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD344.03
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,577.94
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,590.62
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD317.62
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,050.51
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,324.09
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.73
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.93
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.41
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD217.78
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD319.30
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD348.26
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD671.67
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD568.75
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
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