Bhutan vs Denmark - Cost of Living Comparison

Bhutan Denmark
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1040
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$137
$1023
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.9
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2018
$3563
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$66983
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
81.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
90
🌐 English speaking %
75%
86.1%
🎓 Higher education
1
97
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
808K
5.83M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($409) is 79% less expensive than in Denmark ($1922). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 16th for Denmark in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 4.9 months in Bhutan compared to 1.9 months in Denmark. Ranked 52nd and 3rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Denmark

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Denmark as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 27 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 Denmark
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$93.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.94
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.4
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.5
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$5793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$122
$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.65
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.05
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.7
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$795
$5851

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Cities Comparison in Bhutan vs Denmark

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$401
79.2K
Paro
$463
11.4K

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2399
644K
Aarhus
$1832
285K
Odense
$1940
177K
Aalborg
$1627
113K
Esbjerg
$1526
115K
Frederiksberg
$2086
105K
Naestved
$1610
41.9K
Gentofte
$2052
75.8K
Vejle
$1631
56.6K
Randers
$1629
62.8K
Kolding
$1503
58.8K
Silkeborg
$1540
44.3K
Horsens
$1485
59.4K
Holstebro
$1329
35.4K
Herning
$1599
44.6K
Horsholm
$1932
47.5K
Roskilde
$1705
50K
Helsingor
$1675
47.4K
Fredericia
$1731
39.9K
Hillerod
$2114
36K
Viborg
$1396
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1513
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1451
27.6K
Nuuk
$1980
18.3K
Svendborg
$1729
27.2K
Haderslev
$1408
22K
Torshavn
$1994
13.3K