Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 25.0% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS408
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 73.9% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
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