Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 2.3 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$5.72
UZS72,094.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$4.00
UZS50,442.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$0.56
UZS7,110.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$0.26
UZS3,218.75
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$0.41
UZS5,111.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$3.47
UZS43,821.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$4.16
UZS52,470.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$1.77
UZS22,348.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$1.74
UZS21,893.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$0.64
UZS8,042.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$0.80
UZS10,107.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$0.99
UZS12,450.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$0.76
UZS9,606.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$0.25
UZS3,112.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.22
UZS2,724.11
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$3.86
UZS48,732.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$10.00
UZS126,105.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$15,000.00
UZS189,157,938.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$2.97
UZS37,516.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$13.54
UZS170,728.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$482.98
UZS6,090,602.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$325.67
UZS4,106,838.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$30.75
UZS387,799.80
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$231.32
UZS2,917,075.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$7,431.60
UZS93,716,470.77
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$1.05
UZS13,241.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$1.80
UZS22,719.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$2.00
UZS25,221.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$44.55
UZS561,760.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$3.13
UZS39,530.70
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$39.87
UZS502,844.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$53.71
UZS677,309.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$89.56
UZS1,129,385.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$120.81
UZS1,523,523.77
|
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