Cost of living comparison
Israel is 5.3 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Israel instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$18.66
₪69.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$2.57
₪9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$2.12
₪7.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$6.89
₪25.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$6.60
₪24.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$4.43
₪16.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$1.37
₪5.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$0.93
₪3.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$0.78
₪2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$0.84
₪3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$0.61
₪2.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.62
₪2.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$7.24
₪26.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$54.77
₪203.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$13.38
₪49.76
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$7.84
₪29.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$3.63
₪13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$65.58
₪243.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$11.89
₪44.24
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$130.62
₪485.85
|
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