Berlin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$544
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
96
42
🏙️ Population
3.78M
115K

The cost of living in Berlin is 429% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1418th and 8940th ($2222 vs $420) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 35th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289