Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 48.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 83.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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