Bhutan is 54.5% cheaper than Puerto Rico.

If you lived in Bhutan instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 75.5% less for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.81
 
$2.95
BTN248.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
 
$2.95
BTN248.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
 
$0.55
BTN46.80

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pay 61.3% less for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
Bhutan
Bread
1 loaf
$3.14
 
$0.94
BTN79.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$1.68
BTN141.88
Milk (1 gallon) $7.64
 
$3.17
BTN267.59

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$3.93
BTN331.63
Monthly public transit pass $49.80
 
$3.97
BTN335.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,875.00
 
$21,215.98
BTN1,792,154.54

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pay 77.4% less for housing

 
Puerto Rico
Bhutan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.13
 
$31.25
BTN2,639.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $830.95
 
$124.45
BTN10,512.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $536.89
 
$79.38
BTN6,705.57

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $421.25
 
$246.05
BTN20,784.01
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,550.00
 
$677.73
BTN57,249.38

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.72
 
$6.43
BTN543.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
 
$1.53
BTN129.43
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.94
 
$3.83
BTN323.58

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pay 68.8% less for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
Bhutan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.66
 
$9.43
BTN796.51
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.06
 
$11.79
BTN995.64
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.78
 
$32.41
BTN2,738.01

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