Cost of living comparison

 Bhutan
compared to
 Venezuela
Venezuela vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 2.7 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.4 times more in Venezuela
Groceries
pay 94.2% more in Venezuela
Transportation
pay 2.9 times more in Venezuela
Housing
pay 33.6% more in Venezuela
Childcare
pay 5.4 times more in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.5% less in Venezuela
Clothing
pay 3.2 times more in Venezuela

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

Venezuela vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

 
Bhutan
Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.95
BTN251.80
$9.00
VEF89.74
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.95
BTN251.80
$9.86
VEF98.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
BTN47.34
$1.29
VEF12.85

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pay 94.2% more for groceries

 
Bhutan
Venezuela
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
BTN80.58
$1.82
VEF18.18
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.68
BTN143.53
$2.86
VEF28.52
Milk (1 gallon) $3.17
BTN270.70
$7.30
VEF72.78

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

 
Bhutan
Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.93
BTN335.48
$1.89
VEF18.88
Monthly public transit pass $3.97
BTN338.95
$31.58
VEF315.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,215.98
BTN1,812,972.62
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06

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pay 33.6% more for housing

 
Bhutan
Venezuela
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.25
BTN2,670.03
$37.33
VEF372.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $124.45
BTN10,634.76
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $79.38
BTN6,783.46
$128.17
VEF1,278.40

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

 
Bhutan
Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $246.05
BTN21,025.45
$64.20
VEF640.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $677.73
BTN57,914.40
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bhutan
Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.43
BTN549.59
$1.29
VEF12.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
BTN130.94
$2.35
VEF23.43
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.83
BTN327.34
$3.27
VEF32.67

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

 
Bhutan
Venezuela
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$9.43
BTN805.77
$44.71
VEF445.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$11.79
BTN1,007.21
$38.72
VEF386.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.41
BTN2,769.82
$87.32
VEF870.97

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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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