Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 14.8% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.48
BTN39.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.17
BTN14.24
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Poland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.78
BTN65.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$1.91
BTN158.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$3.17
BTN263.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$1.68
BTN139.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$1.59
BTN132.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.25
BTN103.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.62
BTN51.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$1.02
BTN84.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.36
BTN30.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.26
BTN21.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.29
BTN23.85
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Poland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$4.21
BTN350.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,271,683.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$9.78
BTN813.88
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Poland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$20.38
BTN1,695.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$175.54
BTN14,603.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$85.67
BTN7,127.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$25.87
BTN2,152.39
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Poland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$190.61
BTN15,856.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$794.92
BTN66,127.55
|
|
pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$10.07
BTN837.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$1.22
BTN101.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$6.11
BTN508.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$71.37
BTN5,937.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$3.67
BTN305.20
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Poland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$29.76
BTN2,475.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$18.96
BTN1,576.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$40.76
BTN3,391.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$50.96
BTN4,238.95
|
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