Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

Switzerland

Switzerland vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 10.4 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.4 times more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 4.2 times more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 8.8 times more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 10.8 times more in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 27.6 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 6.9 times more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Switzerland are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

Switzerland vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Bhutan, you would:

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pay 11.4 times more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 BTN251.80	$27.66 CHF24.37	+838.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.95 BTN251.80	$16.97 CHF14.94	+475.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BTN47.34	$4.67 CHF4.12	+743.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 BTN15.95	$4.13 CHF3.64	+2111.5%
Average			+1042.5%

Bhutan vs. Switzerland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2 times more for groceries

	Bhutan	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BTN80.58	$3.64 CHF3.21	+286.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.68 BTN143.53	$13.22 CHF11.64	+687.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 BTN270.70	$7.31 CHF6.44	+130.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 BTN188.35	$6.80 CHF5.99	+208.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 BTN148.48	$12.89 CHF11.35	+641.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 BTN91.37	$1.52 CHF1.34	+41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BTN55.97	$1.03 CHF0.91	+57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BTN70.36	$1.31 CHF1.16	+59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 BTN31.52	$2.85 CHF2.51	+672.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BTN19.65	$1.12 CHF0.98	+385.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN21.93	$1.07 CHF0.94	+316.5%
Average			+317.1%

Bhutan vs. Switzerland - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.8 times more for transportation

	Bhutan	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 BTN335.48	$7.83 CHF6.90	+99.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.97 BTN338.95	$114.11 CHF100.51	+2776.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,215.98 BTN1,812,972.62	$36,806.66 CHF32,418.16	+73.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 BTN1,289.22	$42.03 CHF37.02	+178.6%
Average			+782.1%

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pay 10.8 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.25 BTN2,670.03	$53.46 CHF47.08	+71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$124.45 BTN10,634.76	$1,622.75 CHF1,429.27	+1203.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.38 BTN6,783.46	$1,411.84 CHF1,243.50	+1678.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.69 BTN1,425.97	$180.02 CHF158.56	+978.8%
Average			+983.1%

Bhutan vs. Switzerland - Cost of housing

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pay 27.6 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.05 BTN21,025.45	$2,587.05 CHF2,278.59	+951.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$677.73 BTN57,914.40	$30,321.56 CHF26,706.29	+4374.0%
Average			+2662.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.43 BTN549.59	$7.82 CHF6.89	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BTN130.94	$5.42 CHF4.77	+253.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 BTN327.34	$10.09 CHF8.89	+163.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.11 BTN4,196.70	$88.49 CHF77.94	+80.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BTN302.16	$21.15 CHF18.63	+498.1%
Average			+203.4%

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pay 6.9 times more for clothing

	Bhutan	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.43 BTN805.77	$121.70 CHF107.19	+1190.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.79 BTN1,007.21	$61.65 CHF54.30	+423.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.41 BTN2,769.82	$136.06 CHF119.84	+319.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.41 BTN2,769.82	$176.75 CHF155.67	+445.3%
Average			+594.7%

Bhutan vs. Switzerland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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