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Bhutan vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 36.6% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% less in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 11.4% more in Bhutan
Housing: pay 10.6% less in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 73.5% less in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 70.6% less in Bhutan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Bhutan.

Bhutan vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bhutan instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 72.0% less for restaurants

	Romania	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$2.82 BTN251.43	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$3.38 BTN301.71	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$0.53 BTN47.27	-72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$0.18 BTN16.34	-88.7%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Romania	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$0.89 BTN79.45	-24.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$1.61 BTN143.31	-60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$3.03 BTN270.30	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$1.96 BTN174.59	-35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$1.70 BTN151.45	-41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$1.09 BTN97.32	+114.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$0.65 BTN58.39	-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$0.83 BTN73.75	+17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$0.33 BTN29.27	-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$0.23 BTN20.15	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.26 BTN23.19	-37.4%
Average			-20.6%

Romania vs. Bhutan - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% more for transportation

	Romania	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$3.03 BTN270.45	-49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	$4.01 BTN357.20	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	$18.89 BTN1,684.56	+166.8%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 10.6% less for housing

	Romania	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$26.44 BTN2,358.11	+186.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$122.58 BTN10,932.01	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$71.54 BTN6,380.34	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$17.80 BTN1,587.71	-84.7%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 73.5% less for childcare

	Romania	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	$235.40 BTN20,994.09	-55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$648.40 BTN57,828.02	-91.7%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$2.82 BTN251.43	+20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$1.40 BTN124.71	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$3.66 BTN326.85	-37.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$46.99 BTN4,190.44	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$3.38 BTN301.71	-51.0%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 70.6% less for clothing

	Romania	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$9.02 BTN804.56	-86.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	$11.28 BTN1,005.70	-70.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	-65.0%
Average			-70.6%

Romania vs. Bhutan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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