Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 32.9% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 64.5% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
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