Bhutan vs Mongolia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Mongolia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1015
$2341
🏠 One person rent
$124
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$572
$408
💸 GDP per capita
$3704
$5765
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
33
🌐 English speaking %
75%
1%
🎓 Higher education
1
44
😀 Quality of life
47
42
🏙️ Population
787K
3.41M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($388) is 57% less expensive than in Mongolia ($906). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 100th for Mongolia 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 0.5 months in Mongolia. Ranked 87th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Mongolia

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Mongolia 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 Mongolia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.7
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$227
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$690
$7750

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Cities Comparison in Bhutan vs Mongolia

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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 Mongolia

City Cost of living Population
Ulaanbaatar
$907
1.4M
Bulgan
$875
12.3K