Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 7.0% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.48
BTN39.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.17
BTN14.24
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.78
BTN65.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$1.91
BTN158.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$3.17
BTN263.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.68
BTN139.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$1.59
BTN132.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.25
BTN103.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.62
BTN51.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.02
BTN84.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.36
BTN30.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.26
BTN21.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.29
BTN23.85
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.21
BTN350.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,271,683.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$9.78
BTN813.88
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$20.38
BTN1,695.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$175.54
BTN14,603.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$85.67
BTN7,127.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$25.87
BTN2,152.39
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$190.61
BTN15,856.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$794.92
BTN66,127.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$10.07
BTN837.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$1.22
BTN101.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$6.11
BTN508.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$71.37
BTN5,937.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$3.67
BTN305.20
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$29.76
BTN2,475.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$18.96
BTN1,576.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$40.76
BTN3,391.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$50.96
BTN4,238.95
|
|
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