How many tourists visit Bhutan each year?

Bhutan welcomes 29.8K international tourists annually

What is the GDP per capita in Bhutan?

GDP per capita in Bhutan is $4.5k

What is the life expectancy in Bhutan?

Average life expectancy in Bhutan is 73.3 years

What is the population of Bhutan?

Bhutan has a population of 796.7K

What currency is used in Bhutan?

The currency in Bhutan is BTN Nu

What language is spoken in Bhutan?

The official language in Bhutan is Dzongkha

Can you pay by card in Bhutan?

Paying in Bhutan: Mixed. Cards at hotels and major stores — cash often needed elsewhere

What is the emergency number in Bhutan?

Emergency number in Bhutan is 112 — police, ambulance and fire

How much does a coffee cost in Punakha?

Cappuccino price in Punakha, Bhutan is $2.00

How much does a beer cost in Punakha?

Draft beer (0.5L) in Punakha, Bhutan costs $1.00

How much does a restaurant lunch cost in Punakha?

Budget restaurant lunch in Punakha, Bhutan costs $3.00

How much are weekly groceries in Punakha?

Weekly groceries for 1 person in Punakha, Bhutan cost $20.00

How much does a taxi cost per km in Punakha?

Taxi or Uber per km in Punakha, Bhutan costs $0.50

How much does public transport cost in Punakha?

Single transit ticket in Punakha, Bhutan costs $0.50

What is the price of petrol in Punakha?

Petrol 95 per litre in Punakha, Bhutan is $1.00

How much does internet cost in Punakha?

Monthly broadband (50–100 Mbps) in Punakha, Bhutan costs $20.00/month

What is the average salary in Punakha?

Average monthly net salary in Punakha, Bhutan is $206

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Punakha

Triplandio Punakha guide covers 3 travel guides across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Punakha with 45 POI, spanning 46.8 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.

Guides 3

Areas 12

Local food 5

Tours / POI 12 / 45

Day / Night 24° / 16°

Local Time 12:40

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City & Country Data Bhutan (Punakha)

Key travel data for Punakha — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.

🌍 Bhutan

Tourists ✈️ 29.8K/y

GDP/cap 💵 $4.5k

Life Exp ❤️ 73.3 yrs

Population 👥 796.7K

Currency 💱 BTN Nu

Language 🗣️ Dzongkha

Payments 💳 Mixed

Emergency 🆘 112

💰 Prices in Punakha

Coffee ☕ $2.00

Beer 🍺 $1.00

Lunch 🍽️ $3.00

Groceries 🛒 $20.00/w

Taxi/km 🚕 $0.50

Transit 🚇 $0.50

Fuel ⛽ $1.00/l

Internet 📡 $20.00/m

Salary 💵 $206/m

Best time to visit Punakha (Bhutan)

Now (July) avg: 19°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Dec & Nov.

Live Temp …

~Day / Night Temp 24°C / 16°C

Sunrise / Sunset 5:14 / 18:59

Local time 12:40

Best Months

Dec & Nov

J Jan F Feb M Mar A Apr M May J Jun J Jul

A Aug S Sep O Oct N Nov

D Dec

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Temperature Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.

Crowds How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.

Rainfall Rainy days to expect each month.

Sunshine Hours of sun per day, by month.

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Traditional Local Food Punakha (Bhutan)

Local Flavours of Punakha — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.

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Main course Vegetarian

Punakha Ema Datshi

ཕུ་ན་ཁ་ཨ་མ་དར་ཚིལ་

Poo-nah-kah Eh-mah Daht-shi · Chili cheese stew

Spicy stew made with local chilies and cheese.

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Soup Vegetarian

Punakha Jaju

ཕུ་ན་ཁ་རྒྱ་འཇུ་

Poo-nah-kah Jah-joo · Milk and spinach soup

Warm soup made with milk and local greens.

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Bread Vegan

Punakha Khur-Le

ཕུ་ན་ཁ་གཁུར་ལེ་

Poo-nah-kah Khur-lay · Buckwheat pancakes

Traditional pancakes made from buckwheat flour.

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Snack Vegetarian

Punakha Momo

ཕུ་ན་ཁ་མོ་མོ་

Poo-nah-kah Mo-mo · Steamed dumplings

Dumplings filled with vegetables and cheese.

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Main course Vegan

Punakha Puta

ཕུ་ན་ཁ་ཕུ་ཏ་

Poo-nah-kah Poo-tah · Buckwheat noodles

Handmade noodles made from buckwheat flour.