Bhutan vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

Bhutan Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1040
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$137
$772
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2018
$2812
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$55873
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
83
🌐 English speaking %
75%
89%
🎓 Higher education
1
95
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
808K
10.4M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($409) is 72% less expensive than in Sweden ($1479). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 33rd 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 4.9 months in Bhutan compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 52nd and 9th 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
$3.04
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.94
$7.01
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$74.4
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$1457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1083
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.5
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$5841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$122
$3862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$22.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.65
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.05
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.7
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$795
$4400

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Cities Comparison in Bhutan vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$401
79.2K
Paro
$463
11.4K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1936
979K
Gothenburg
$1633
608K
Malmo
$1471
325K
Uppsala
$1432
167K
Vasteras
$1377
129K
Helsingborg
$1297
114K
Linkoping
$1399
116K
Orebro
$1330
127K
Lund
$1467
94.4K
Solna
$1785
85.3K
Eskilstuna
$1206
69.9K
Jonkoping
$1364
101K
Sollentuna
$1816
76.2K
Sodertalje
$1351
76.3K
Taby
$1775
75.4K
Umea
$1086
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1211
98.1K
Trollhattan
$948
50.5K
Karlstad
$1262
67.1K
Halmstad
$1274
71.4K
Uddevalla
$1114
57.3K
Boras
$1190
74K
Gavle
$1161
79K
Lulea
$1061
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1141
58.8K
Tumba
$1443
46K
Vaxjo
$1222
71.3K
Sigtuna
$1400
52.2K
Lidingo
$1834
44.1K
Skovde
$1279
57.5K