Bhutan vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$999
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$158
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$576
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$351
$376
💸 GDP per capita
$3831
$4618
😃 Human freedom index
7.17
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
73
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
50
🌐 English speaking %
75%
45%
🎓 Higher education
1
66
😀 Quality of life
53
59
🏙️ Population
792K
11.6M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($412) is 56% less expensive than in Jordan ($933). Bhutan ranked 192nd vs 109th for Jordan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bhutan compared to 0.4 months in Jordan. Ranked 83rd and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Jordan

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Jordan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 8 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 Jordan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.59
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.87
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$7.76
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$667
$1287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$11.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$4.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.44
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$600
$6804

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$412
115K
Paro
$437
2.36K

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1032
4.01M
Irbid
$771
1.91M
Aqaba
$818
140K
Al-Salt
$538
108K
Jerash
$745
50.7K
Al-Karak
$742
32.2K
Ma'an
$856
30K
Tafilah
$686
23.5K