Bhutan vs Bolivia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Bolivia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1032
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$153
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$79.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$3839
$4001
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
6.88
❤️ Life expectancy
73
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
28
🌐 English speaking %
75%
4%
🎓 Higher education
1
45
😀 Quality of life
52
39
🏙️ Population
792K
12.4M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($420) is 41% less expensive than in Bolivia ($715). Bhutan ranked 193rd vs 144th for Bolivia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bhutan compared to 0.5 months in Bolivia. Ranked 83rd and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Bolivia

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Bolivia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bhutan Bolivia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$1214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$12.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$7.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$3641

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$420
115K
Paro
$450
2.36K

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$809
3.15M
El Alto
$675
842K
La Paz
$681
756K
Cochabamba
$565
632K
Sucre
$627
361K
Oruro
$634
265K
Potosi
$509
190K
Sacaba
$562
172K
Tarija
$560
180K
Trinidad
$780
124K