Bhutan vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1015
$2081
🏠 One person rent
$124
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$572
$396
💸 GDP per capita
$3704
$914
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
59.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
22
🌐 English speaking %
75%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
1
😀 Quality of life
47
14
🏙️ Population
787K
1.86M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($388) is 56% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($888). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 103rd for Guinea-Bissau 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 0.4 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 87th and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 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 Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$6.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.7
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$227
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
12.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$1702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$7.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$1.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$690
$2978

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In Bhutan

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

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$889
492K
Bafata
$866
29.6K