Bhutan vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$413
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1012
$1690
🏠 One person rent
$153
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$30.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$216
💸 GDP per capita
$3831
$1341
😃 Human freedom index
7.17
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
73
71.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
19
🌐 English speaking %
75%
5%
🎓 Higher education
1
21
😀 Quality of life
55
31
🏙️ Population
792K
10.6M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($413) is 41% less expensive than in Tajikistan ($699). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 150th for Tajikistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bhutan compared to 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 80th and 153rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Tajikistan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$7.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.17
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$50.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
22.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$91.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$6544

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$412
115K
Paro
$443
2.36K

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$735
948K
Khujand
$585
199K
Qurghonteppa
$704
127K
Istaravshan
$653
64.3K
Konibodom
$619
54.4K
Panjakent
$692
33K
Tursunzoda
$702
46.7K
Ghafurov
$590
18.4K
Buston
$635
29.8K
Istiklol
$609
14.2K