Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 56.3% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.9% less in Bhutan
- Groceries
-
pay 46.5% less in Bhutan
- Transportation
-
pay 45.4% less in Bhutan
- Housing
-
pay 61.6% less in Bhutan
- Childcare
-
pay 72.2% less in Bhutan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.4% less in Bhutan
- Clothing
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pay 71.8% less in Bhutan
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bhutan.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.29
|
$2.95
BTN250.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.90
|
$2.95
BTN250.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.26
|
$0.55
BTN47.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$0.19
BTN15.87
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.81
|
$0.94
BTN80.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.04
|
$1.68
BTN142.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.89
|
$3.17
BTN269.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.01
|
$2.20
BTN187.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.47
|
$1.74
BTN147.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.07
BTN90.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.65
BTN55.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.82
BTN69.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$0.37
BTN31.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.23
BTN19.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.26
BTN21.82
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.39
|
$3.93
BTN333.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.34
|
$3.97
BTN337.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,970.42
|
$21,215.98
BTN1,803,603.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.92
|
$15.09
BTN1,282.56
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.54
|
$31.25
BTN2,656.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€580.56
|
$124.45
BTN10,579.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€452.91
|
$79.38
BTN6,748.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€133.06
|
$16.69
BTN1,418.60
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€450.09
|
$246.05
BTN20,916.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,374.64
|
$677.73
BTN57,615.12
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.43
|
$6.43
BTN546.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$1.53
BTN130.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.48
|
$3.83
BTN325.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.11
|
$49.11
BTN4,175.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.31
|
$3.54
BTN300.60
|
|
pay 71.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.38
|
$9.43
BTN801.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.96
|
$11.79
BTN1,002.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€76.15
|
$32.41
BTN2,755.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€102.13
|
$32.41
BTN2,755.51
|
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