Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 2.0 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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