Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 59.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 83.3% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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