Berlin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$462
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	3.78M	115K

The cost of living in Berlin is 458% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1275th and 8957th ($2302 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 35th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Thimphu

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	Berlin	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$633

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$443
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$943
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$310
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$299
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$339
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$315
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$299
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1012
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$283
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$293
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$344
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$300
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$287
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$278
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$253
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$281
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$284
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$298
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$350
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$412
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$340
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$481
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$355
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$351
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$319
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$314
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$290
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$308
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$284
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$280
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$285