Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bhutan vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary
Bhutan is 33.6% cheaper than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.7% less in Bhutan
- Groceries
-
pay 3.1% less in Bhutan
- Transportation
-
pay 10.2% more in Bhutan
- Housing
-
pay 31.1% less in Bhutan
- Childcare
-
pay 74.3% less in Bhutan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.9% less in Bhutan
- Clothing
-
pay 72.0% less in Bhutan
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bhutan.
Bhutan vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.27
TRY308.88
|
$2.82
BTN251.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
TRY326.10
|
$3.38
BTN301.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TRY50.02
|
$0.53
BTN47.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
TRY18.87
|
$0.18
BTN16.34
|
|
Turkey vs. Bhutan - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
TRY28.42
|
$0.89
BTN79.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
TRY190.94
|
$1.61
BTN143.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
TRY146.69
|
$3.03
BTN270.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
TRY82.50
|
$1.96
BTN174.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
TRY104.64
|
$1.70
BTN151.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
TRY26.27
|
$1.09
BTN97.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TRY40.59
|
$0.65
BTN58.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
TRY22.42
|
$0.83
BTN73.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
TRY25.33
|
$0.33
BTN29.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TRY12.38
|
$0.23
BTN20.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY10.51
|
$0.26
BTN23.19
|
|
Turkey vs. Bhutan - Cost of groceries
pay 10.2% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
TRY194.69
|
$3.03
BTN270.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.01
TRY1,232.39
|
$4.01
BTN357.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$48,018.50
TRY2,040,109.16
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
TRY320.04
|
$18.89
BTN1,684.56
|
|
Turkey vs. Bhutan - Cost of transportation
pay 31.1% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.68
TRY581.08
|
$26.44
BTN2,358.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.16
TRY21,886.84
|
$122.58
BTN10,932.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.65
TRY14,812.60
|
$71.54
BTN6,380.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.83
TRY1,989.64
|
$17.80
BTN1,587.71
|
|
Turkey vs. Bhutan - Cost of housing
pay 74.3% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$523.46
TRY22,239.76
|
$235.40
BTN20,994.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,105.64
TRY429,347.32
|
$648.40
BTN57,828.02
|
|
Turkey vs. Bhutan - Cost of childcare
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.98
TRY126.47
|
$2.82
BTN251.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TRY124.16
|
$1.40
BTN124.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
TRY89.34
|
$3.66
BTN326.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.68
TRY2,238.16
|
$46.99
BTN4,190.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.69
TRY241.55
|
$3.38
BTN301.71
|
|
Turkey vs. Bhutan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 72.0% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.89
TRY1,992.09
|
$9.02
BTN804.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.49
TRY1,847.76
|
$11.28
BTN1,005.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.73
TRY4,322.15
|
$31.01
BTN2,765.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.94
TRY3,608.65
|
$31.01
BTN2,765.69
|
|
Turkey vs. Bhutan - Cost of clothing
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