Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.5 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.78
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN15.09
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN80.48
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN143.35
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN270.36
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN188.11
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN148.29
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN91.26
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.90
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN70.27
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.48
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.62
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.90
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN335.19
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN672.01
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,810,702.32
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,287.61
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,669.46
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,834.56
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN6,028.03
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,427.36
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,999.12
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,841.88
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN840.01
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN130.77
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN326.93
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,191.44
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN301.78
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN804.76
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN1,005.95
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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