Bhutan vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1115
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$167
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.3
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$3560
$776
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
22
🌐 English speaking %
75%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
1
😀 Quality of life
47
26
🏙️ Population
808K
1.86M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($455) is 43% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($798). Bhutan ranked 189th vs 110th 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 months in Bhutan compared to 1.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 91st and 157th 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
$3.1
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.32%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$1412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$2747

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$452
79.2K
Paro
$476
11.4K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$799
492K
Bafata
$778
22.5K