Bhutan vs Estonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Estonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$1418
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1032
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$153
$692
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1781
💸 GDP per capita
$3839
$31170
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
8.78
❤️ Life expectancy
73
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
76
🌐 English speaking %
75%
50.2%
🎓 Higher education
1
83
😀 Quality of life
52
82
🏙️ Population
792K
1.37M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($420) is 70% less expensive than in Estonia ($1418). Bhutan ranked 193rd vs 42nd for Estonia 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 1.3 months in Estonia. Ranked 83rd and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Estonia

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Estonia 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 Estonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$287
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$4396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$9.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$8227

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In Bhutan

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

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1601
458K
Tartu
$1174
97.8K
Narva
$1083
53.4K
Parnu
$1184
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
33.4K
Maardu
$1372
17K
Viljandi
$1041
17.3K
Rakvere
$999
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1192
13.2K
Sillamae
$1064
12.4K