Bhutan vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$423
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$231
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$3711
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
81
🌐 English speaking %
75%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
1
94
😀 Quality of life
47
92
🏙️ Population
787K
5.55M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($423) is 78% less expensive than in Norway ($1954). Bhutan ranked 193rd vs 16th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bhutan compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 85th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Norway

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$95.6
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$7788

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$422
115K
Paro
$459
2.36K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K