Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 56.5% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
Nepal
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs316.11
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs845.99
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.47
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.59
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.85
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs400.76
|
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs367.67
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs187.32
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs175.42
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.77
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.29
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.47
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.78
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.51
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.79
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs518.96
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,500.37
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,159,877.94
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs869.09
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Nepal
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,815.84
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,142.40
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,454.81
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,233.80
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 85.4% more for childcare
Nepal
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,790.27
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,722.55
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs267.30
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.73
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.92
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,554.61
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs344.48
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,089.31
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,717.89
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,147.83
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,759.01
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
|
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