Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 4.8% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
|
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