Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 50.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$2.99
BTN249.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$2.99
BTN249.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$0.57
BTN47.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$0.96
BTN79.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$1.71
BTN142.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$3.22
BTN268.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$2.24
BTN186.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$1.77
BTN147.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$1.09
BTN90.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.67
BTN55.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$0.84
BTN69.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$3.99
BTN332.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$8.00
BTN666.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,796,501.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.51
|
|
pay 88.7% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$31.78
BTN2,648.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$128.98
BTN10,749.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$71.76
BTN5,980.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$16.99
BTN1,416.17
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$249.99
BTN20,834.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$688.58
BTN57,388.24
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$10.00
BTN833.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$1.56
BTN129.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$3.89
BTN324.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$49.90
BTN4,158.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$3.59
BTN299.42
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$9.58
BTN798.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$11.98
BTN998.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$32.93
BTN2,744.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$32.93
BTN2,744.65
|
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