Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 44.1% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.2% less in Bhutan
- Groceries
-
pay 26.3% less in Bhutan
- Transportation
-
pay 20.7% less in Bhutan
- Housing
-
pay 39.7% less in Bhutan
- Childcare
-
pay 68.7% less in Bhutan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.2% less in Bhutan
- Clothing
-
pay 73.8% less in Bhutan
Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bhutan.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€8.75
|
$2.95
BTN252.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.05
|
$2.95
BTN252.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.17
|
$0.55
BTN47.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$0.19
BTN15.99
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.16
|
$0.94
BTN80.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.43
|
$1.68
BTN143.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€3.98
|
$3.17
BTN271.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.33
|
$2.20
BTN188.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.61
|
$1.74
BTN148.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$1.07
BTN91.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.66
|
$0.65
BTN56.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.89
|
$0.82
BTN70.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.19
|
$0.37
BTN31.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.33
|
$0.23
BTN19.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.32
|
$0.26
BTN21.99
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€5.78
|
$3.93
BTN336.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€33.71
|
$3.97
BTN339.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€21,906.11
|
$21,215.98
BTN1,818,370.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€7.76
|
$15.09
BTN1,293.06
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Latvia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€14.73
|
$31.25
BTN2,677.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€400.07
|
$124.45
BTN10,666.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€276.05
|
$79.38
BTN6,803.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€168.39
|
$16.69
BTN1,430.22
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€365.89
|
$246.05
BTN21,088.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€11,449.41
|
$677.73
BTN58,086.83
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.31
|
$6.43
BTN551.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.62
|
$1.53
BTN131.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.23
|
$3.83
BTN328.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€36.54
|
$49.11
BTN4,209.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€8.56
|
$3.54
BTN303.06
|
|
pay 73.8% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€65.45
|
$9.43
BTN808.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€36.93
|
$11.79
BTN1,010.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€72.22
|
$32.41
BTN2,778.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€103.24
|
$32.41
BTN2,778.07
|
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