Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 10.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
|
pay 60.6% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
|
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