Bhutan vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1831
🏠 One person rent
$127
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$701
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$461
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
5.64
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
42
🌐 English speaking %
75%
16%
🎓 Higher education
1
55
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
808K
96.2M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($399) is 36% less expensive than in Vietnam ($620). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 147th for Vietnam 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 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 86th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.98
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.3
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
9.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$723
$2831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$1384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$13308

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

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

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$716
10.4M
Hanoi
$648
8.25M
Haiphong
$620
2.1M
Da Nang
$588
1.23M
Bien Hoa
$478
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$513
352K
Bac Ninh
$516
520K
Hai Duong
$564
507K
Vinh
$615
490K
Can Tho
$442
1.24M
Thanh Hoa
$644
393K
Hue
$443
653K
Thai Binh
$534
268K
Thai Nguyen
$545
330K
Thu Dau Mot
$553
417K
Ha Long
$599
300K
Viet Tri
$619
278K
Vung Tau
$524
357K
Nha Trang
$588
392K
Buon Ma Thuot
$557
340K
Qui Nhon
$526
311K
Ha Tinh
$453
202K
Ca Mau
$495
315K
Da Lat
$539
238K
Cam Pha
$579
156K
Long Xuyen
$483
279K
Phan Thiet
$563
205K
Rach Gia
$471
251K
Bac Lieu
$488
240K
Dong Hoi
$527
160K