Bhutan vs East Timor - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan East Timor
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1015
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$124
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$572
$404
💸 GDP per capita
$3704
$1649
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
7.26
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
69.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
43
🌐 English speaking %
75%
9%
🎓 Higher education
1
10
😀 Quality of life
47
37
🏙️ Population
787K
1.24M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($388) is 25% less expensive than in East Timor ($520). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 183rd for East Timor in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bhutan compared to 0.8 months in East Timor. Ranked 87th and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs East Timor

We calculate prices for Bhutan and East Timor as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 4 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 East Timor
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.7
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$227
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
12.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$1502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$99.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$690
$3326

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$387
115K
Paro
$455
2.36K

In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$521
222K
Maliana
$511
15.8K
Baucau
$511
15K
Ainaro
$512
5.45K