Bhutan vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$413
$917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1012
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$153
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$340
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$399
💸 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
55
60
🏙️ Population
792K
11.6M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($413) is 55% less expensive than in Jordan ($917). Bhutan ranked 194th 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 1.1 months in Bhutan compared to 0.4 months in Jordan. Ranked 80th 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
$2.71
$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$6.68
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$1169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$5971

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Cities Comparison in Bhutan vs Jordan

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$412
115K
Paro
$443
2.36K

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1013
4.01M
Irbid
$753
1.91M
Aqaba
$800
140K
Al-Salt
$546
88.9K
Jerash
$740
50.7K
Al-Karak
$724
32.2K
Ma'an
$824
30K
Tafilah
$665
23.5K