Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 45.6% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 73.6% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
|
pay 74.8% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
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