Bhutan vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1032
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$153
$652
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$993
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$403
💸 GDP per capita
$3839
$5580
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
73
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
30
🌐 English speaking %
75%
1%
🎓 Higher education
1
38
😀 Quality of life
52
41
🏙️ Population
792K
6.34M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($420) is 64% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1160). Bhutan ranked 193rd vs 69th for El Salvador 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 0.3 months in El Salvador. Ranked 83rd and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Bhutan and El Salvador 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 El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$820
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
8.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$2348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$1497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$29.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$7.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$6156

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In Bhutan

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

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1362
331K
Santa Ana
$695
251K
San Miguel
$1097
233K
Soyapango
$1273
230K
Mejicanos
$1262
137K
Apopa
$1238
129K
Ahuachapan
$1436
127K
Santa Tecla
$1182
126K
Sonsonate
$883
72.2K
Usulutan
$1090
66.1K