Bhutan vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$423
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$2047
🏠 One person rent
$146
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$231
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$1043
💸 GDP per capita
$3711
$951
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
6.43
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
59.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
21
🌐 English speaking %
75%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
1
😀 Quality of life
47
23
🏙️ Population
787K
1.86M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($423) is 49% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($826). Bhutan ranked 193rd vs 116th 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 1.3 months in Bhutan compared to 1.3 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 85th and 161st 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
$3.18
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$95.6
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$2319

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$422
115K
Paro
$459
2.36K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$827
492K
Bafata
$804
29.6K