Berlin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
3.76M
115K

The cost of living in Berlin is 444% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1583rd and 9013th ($2104 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 23rd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284