Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 9.7 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 11.1 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$25.29
CHF22.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$16.39
CHF14.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$4.49
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$4.05
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$3.46
CHF3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$12.71
CHF11.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$6.96
CHF6.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$6.50
CHF5.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$12.35
CHF11.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$1.53
CHF1.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$2.51
CHF2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$7.75
CHF7.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$108.37
CHF97.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,823.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$41.64
CHF37.59
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$52.30
CHF47.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,421.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,189.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$173.73
CHF156.83
|
|
pay 27.7 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,222.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,351.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$7.36
CHF6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$5.23
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$9.76
CHF8.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$84.81
CHF76.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$20.50
CHF18.50
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$120.31
CHF108.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$60.46
CHF54.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$130.36
CHF117.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$165.15
CHF149.09
|
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