Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tokelau instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.68
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.46
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN266.95
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN185.74
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.42
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.11
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.19
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.38
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.09
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.37
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN330.84
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN334.26
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,787,878.38
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,271.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Bhutan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,633.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,487.55
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,689.57
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,406.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,734.42
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,112.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN541.98
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.12
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN322.81
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,138.61
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN297.98
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN794.61
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN993.27
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
?? |
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