Bhutan vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1015
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$124
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$561
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$572
$594
💸 GDP per capita
$3704
$4482
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
6.32
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
74.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
46
🌐 English speaking %
75%
45%
🎓 Higher education
1
67
😀 Quality of life
47
53
🏙️ Population
787K
10.4M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($388) is 55% less expensive than in Jordan ($871). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 107th 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 1.5 months in Bhutan compared to 0.7 months in Jordan. Ranked 87th and 74th 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
$2.99
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$6.63
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.7
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$227
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$81.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$1022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$690
$4860

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Cities Comparison in Bhutan vs Jordan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

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

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1004
4.01M
Irbid
$630
1.91M
Aqaba
$694
140K
Al-Salt
$692
108K
Jerash
$598
50.7K
Al-Karak
$707
32.2K
Ma'an
$777
30K
Tafilah
$640
23.5K