Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 49.3% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 79.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$566.02
|
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.26
|
$0.48
BTN39.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.38
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
$0.78
BTN65.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$192.59
|
$1.91
BTN159.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$154.09
|
$3.17
BTN263.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
$1.68
BTN139.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$187.91
|
$1.59
BTN132.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.25
|
$1.25
BTN103.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$52.95
|
$0.62
BTN51.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$27.97
|
$1.02
BTN84.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.56
|
$0.36
BTN30.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.51
|
$0.26
BTN21.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.87
|
$0.29
BTN23.87
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$270.72
|
$4.21
BTN350.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
$15.30
BTN1,273.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,757.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$632.91
|
$9.78
BTN814.56
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
$175.54
BTN14,615.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
$85.67
BTN7,133.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
$25.87
BTN2,154.20
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
$190.61
BTN15,869.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
$794.92
BTN66,183.37
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$137.81
|
$10.07
BTN838.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$146.15
|
$1.22
BTN101.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
$6.11
BTN509.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
$71.37
BTN5,942.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$362.25
|
$3.67
BTN305.46
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
$29.76
BTN2,477.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
$40.76
BTN3,394.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
$50.96
BTN4,242.52
|
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