Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bhutan vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary
Bhutan is 40.4% cheaper than Vietnam overall.
Bhutan vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
₫49,968
|
$2.58
BTN245.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.06
₫105K
|
$4.91
BTN466.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
₫13,022
|
$0.50
BTN47.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
₫7,715
|
$0.18
BTN17.20
|
|
Vietnam vs. Bhutan - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
₫24,827
|
$1.07
BTN101.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.37
₫139K
|
$1.88
BTN178.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.69
₫147K
|
$3.03
BTN288.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
₫39,111
|
$1.88
BTN178.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫44,332
|
$1.79
BTN170.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
₫34,270
|
$1.15
BTN109.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
₫13,159
|
$0.69
BTN65.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,883
|
$0.73
BTN69.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,322
|
$0.33
BTN31.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
₫12,823
|
$0.26
BTN24.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
₫13,288
|
$0.31
BTN29.53
|
|
Vietnam vs. Bhutan - Cost of groceries
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
₫87,093
|
$2.79
BTN264.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.12
₫184K
|
$5.17
BTN491.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,715.02
₫795M
|
$16,591.53
BTN2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
₫149K
|
$13.18
BTN1,253.06
|
|
Vietnam vs. Bhutan - Cost of transportation
pay 60.7% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.92
₫231K
|
$24.17
BTN2,297.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$387.95
₫10M
|
$127.00
BTN12,071.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.72
₫7M
|
$86.02
BTN8,176.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.62
₫1M
|
$25.81
BTN2,452.87
|
|
Vietnam vs. Bhutan - Cost of housing
pay 92.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$321.30
₫8M
|
$44.98
BTN4,275.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,628.65
₫379M
|
$568.68
BTN54,053.67
|
|
Vietnam vs. Bhutan - Cost of childcare
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
₫23,577
|
$2.58
BTN245.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
₫42,237
|
$1.28
BTN121.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
₫35,110
|
$3.88
BTN368.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.59
₫533K
|
$46.53
BTN4,422.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.14
₫81,316
|
$3.10
BTN294.84
|
|
Vietnam vs. Bhutan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 32.5% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.00
₫1M
|
$49.97
BTN4,750.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.08
₫623K
|
$24.99
BTN2,375.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.97
₫2M
|
$67.21
BTN6,388.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.18
₫2M
|
$13.96
BTN1,326.77
|
|
Vietnam vs. Bhutan - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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