Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 2.0 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 31.1% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
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