Bhutan vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1703
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1059
$3827
🏠 One person rent
$152
$867
🏘️ Family rent
$233
$1462
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$3226
💸 GDP per capita
$3839
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
73
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
80
🌐 English speaking %
75%
89%
🎓 Higher education
1
95
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
787K
10.6M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($429) is 75% less expensive than in Sweden ($1703). Bhutan ranked 191st vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 87th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$77.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$7.75
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.6
$84.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.67%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$616
$6212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$4063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.6
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.26
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$675
$5725

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$428
115K
Paro
$463
2.36K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2230
985K
Gothenburg
$1827
675K
Malmo
$1715
339K
Uppsala
$1641
175K
Vasteras
$1430
132K
Linkoping
$1556
117K
Orebro
$1319
129K
Helsingborg
$1479
116K
Taby
$1712
77.7K
Lund
$1594
98.3K
Solna
$1964
85.8K
Norrkoping
$1376
98.2K
Sollentuna
$1952
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1509
103K
Eskilstuna
$1417
70.6K
Umea
$1356
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1740
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1481
70.9K
Gavle
$1484
86.5K
Karlstad
$1490
69.6K
Sigtuna
$1614
52.7K
Boras
$1507
75.6K
Halmstad
$1368
73K
Lulea
$1529
49.6K
Uddevalla
$1522
57K
Vaxjo
$1452
74.1K
Skovde
$1539
58K
Trollhattan
$1343
50.1K
Ostersund
$1512
54K
Tumba
$1701
46.9K