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Bhutan vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 26.2% cheaper than Sudan overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.2% more in Bhutan
Groceries
pay 27.1% less in Bhutan
Transportation
pay 37.8% more in Bhutan
Housing
pay 62.4% less in Bhutan
Childcare
pay 71.0% less in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.7% more in Bhutan
Clothing
pay 2.9 times more in Bhutan

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Bhutan are more expensive than in Sudan. Expenses including childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Bhutan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bhutan.

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Bhutan vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.2% more for restaurants

 
Sudan
Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.36
SDG1,418.54
$2.58
BTN245.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $2.71
SDG1,627.06
$4.91
BTN466.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
SDG308.57
$0.50
BTN47.50
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pay 27.1% less for groceries

 
Sudan
Bhutan
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.40
SDG842.10
$1.07
BTN101.96
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.88
BTN178.54
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
SDG3,083.40
$3.03
BTN288.32
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pay 37.8% more for transportation

 
Sudan
Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
SDG2,581.72
$2.79
BTN264.82
Monthly public transit pass ?? $5.17
BTN491.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,000.00
SDG3M
$16,591.53
BTN2M
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pay 62.4% less for housing

 
Sudan
Bhutan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.29
SDG19,423.33
$24.17
BTN2,297.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $537.26
SDG323K
$127.00
BTN12,071.65
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $171.67
SDG103K
$86.02
BTN8,176.19
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pay 71.0% less for childcare

 
Sudan
Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.29
SDG67,544.64
$44.98
BTN4,275.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,702.37
SDG2M
$568.68
BTN54,053.67
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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sudan
Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
SDG1,430.34
$2.58
BTN245.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.79
SDG1,678.29
$1.28
BTN121.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.81
SDG1,088.74
$3.88
BTN368.55
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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

 
Sudan
Bhutan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $49.97
BTN4,750.10
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $8.70
SDG5,233.05
$24.99
BTN2,375.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $67.21
BTN6,388.16
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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