Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 68.5% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$0.55
BTN46.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.19
BTN15.73
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$0.94
BTN79.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$1.68
BTN141.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$3.17
BTN266.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$2.20
BTN185.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$1.74
BTN146.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$1.07
BTN90.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.65
BTN55.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.82
BTN69.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.37
BTN31.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.23
BTN19.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
pay 68.0% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$3.93
BTN330.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$3.97
BTN334.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$21,215.98
BTN1,787,878.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$15.09
BTN1,271.38
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$31.25
BTN2,633.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$124.45
BTN10,487.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$79.38
BTN6,689.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$16.69
BTN1,406.23
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$246.05
BTN20,734.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$677.73
BTN57,112.78
|
|
pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$6.43
BTN541.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$1.53
BTN129.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$3.83
BTN322.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$49.11
BTN4,138.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$3.54
BTN297.98
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$9.43
BTN794.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$11.79
BTN993.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
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