Bhutan vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1115
$2106
🏠 One person rent
$167
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.3
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$608
💸 GDP per capita
$3560
$4311
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
6.32
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
46
🌐 English speaking %
75%
45%
🎓 Higher education
1
67
😀 Quality of life
47
55
🏙️ Population
808K
10.4M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($455) is 47% less expensive than in Jordan ($854). Bhutan ranked 189th vs 103rd 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 months in Bhutan compared to 0.7 months in Jordan. Ranked 91st and 73rd 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
$3.1
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$51.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.32%
7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$1050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$7.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$5168

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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
$452
79.2K
Paro
$476
11.4K

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$981
4.01M
Irbid
$625
1.91M
Aqaba
$692
140K
Al-Salt
$679
108K
Jerash
$602
50.7K
Al-Karak
$735
32.2K
Ma'an
$583
30K
Tafilah
$642
23.5K