Cost of living comparison
Norway is 4.8 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Norway instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$18.51
NOK194.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$11.71
NOK123.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$2.99
NOK31.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$2.51
NOK26.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$2.95
NOK31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$5.22
NOK54.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$7.39
NOK77.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$3.72
NOK39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$5.79
NOK60.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$1.31
NOK13.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$0.96
NOK10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$1.24
NOK13.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$1.77
NOK18.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$0.93
NOK9.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$1.01
NOK10.63
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$7.55
NOK79.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$74.48
NOK782.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$33,686.16
NOK354,011.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$21.49
NOK225.86
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$50.62
NOK531.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,042.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$796.76
NOK8,373.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$132.58
NOK1,393.31
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$293.64
NOK3,085.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$7,459.17
NOK78,389.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$9.25
NOK97.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$4.58
NOK48.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$13.52
NOK142.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$43.22
NOK454.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$13.15
NOK138.24
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$82.76
NOK869.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$41.00
NOK430.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$92.09
NOK967.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$123.04
NOK1,293.02
|
|
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