Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 34.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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