Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 13.2% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Mozambique
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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