Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 30.5% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
|
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