Bhutan vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1032
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$153
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$111
💸 GDP per capita
$3839
$634
😃 Human freedom index
6.7
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
73
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
13
🌐 English speaking %
75%
9%
🎓 Higher education
1
26
😀 Quality of life
52
16
🏙️ Population
792K
40.6M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($420) is 22% less expensive than in Yemen ($539). Bhutan ranked 193rd vs 178th for Yemen 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 0.2 months in Yemen. Ranked 83rd and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$553
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$1590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$3196

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$420
115K
Paro
$450
2.36K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$560
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$522
618K
Taiz
$522
615K
Aden
$517
507K
Ibb
$512
351K
Dhamar
$500
160K
Mukalla
$500
144K
Sayyan
$498
70K
Sa'dah
$498
70.2K
Zabid
$499
50.8K