Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$1166
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2670
🏠 One person rent
$127
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$2049
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$30436
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
4.56
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
76.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
51
🌐 English speaking %
75%
55%
🎓 Higher education
1
79
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
808K
33M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($399) is 66% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1166). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 51st for Saudi Arabia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bhutan compared to 1.8 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 86th and 55th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.98
$1.68
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.3
$414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$683
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$72.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$723
$1632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$1183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$7.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$3.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$99.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$5.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$7031

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$389
79.2K
Paro
$470
11.4K

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1457
7.01M
Jeddah
$1086
4.7M
Mecca
$974
1.68M
Dammam
$996
903K
Medina
$918
1.18M
Qatif
$938
625K
Tabuk
$973
513K
Jubail
$885
379K
Unaizah
$954
250K
Yanbu
$835
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$652
299K
Abha
$931
236K
Ha'il
$937
311K
Dhahran
$977
138K
Ar Rass
$812
92.5K
Bareq
$920
75.4K
Najran
$1041
72K
Al Wajh
$872
50K
Bisha
$931
31.5K
Sakakah
$819
33.2K
As Sulayyil
$1040
8.21K
Dumat al-Jandal
$828
7.61K