Berlin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	3.68M	79.2K

The cost of living in Berlin is 346% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1759th and 8761st ($2013 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 19th and 7674th 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	$12.4	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$701

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288