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Bhutan vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 51.5% cheaper than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 41.3% less in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 52.0% less in Bhutan
Housing: pay 74.5% less in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 51.7% less in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 76.9% less in Bhutan

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

Bhutan vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Senegal	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,771	$2.82 BTN253.46	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,895	$3.38 BTN304.16	-67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA504	$0.53 BTN47.65	-40.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA612	$0.18 BTN16.48	-83.1%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 41.3% less for groceries

	Senegal	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA360	$0.89 BTN80.09	+39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,628	$1.61 BTN144.47	-75.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,378	$3.03 BTN272.49	-68.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,582	$1.96 BTN176.01	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,477	$1.70 BTN152.68	-61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA716	$1.09 BTN98.11	-14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA480	$0.65 BTN58.86	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA683	$0.83 BTN74.35	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA552	$0.33 BTN29.51	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA391	$0.23 BTN20.31	-67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA330	$0.26 BTN23.38	-55.6%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

	Senegal	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,776	$3.03 BTN272.64	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,345	$4.01 BTN360.10	-95.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA20,909,149	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,336	$18.89 BTN1,698.21	-6.1%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 74.5% less for housing

	Senegal	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,368	$26.44 BTN2,377.22	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA530,034	$122.58 BTN11,020.62	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA205,565	$71.54 BTN6,432.06	-80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,297	$17.80 BTN1,600.58	-85.1%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 51.7% less for childcare

	Senegal	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151,150	$235.40 BTN21,164.25	-12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4,106,255	$648.40 BTN58,296.74	-91.1%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,512	$2.82 BTN253.46	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,520	$1.40 BTN125.72	-68.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,008	$3.66 BTN329.50	+104.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,215	$46.99 BTN4,224.40	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,038	$3.38 BTN304.16	-62.2%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 76.9% less for clothing

	Senegal	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,474	$9.02 BTN811.09	-82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,871	$11.28 BTN1,013.86	-76.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,140	$31.01 BTN2,788.11	-71.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA73,896	$31.01 BTN2,788.11	-76.4%
Average			-76.9%

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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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