Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.6 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 21.0% more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.68
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.73
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.46
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.54
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN266.95
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN185.74
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.42
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.11
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.19
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.38
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.09
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.37
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN330.84
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN334.26
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,787,878.38
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,271.38
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,633.07
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,487.55
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,689.57
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,406.23
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,734.42
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,112.78
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN541.98
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.12
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN322.81
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,138.61
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN297.98
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN794.61
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN993.27
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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