Cologne vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cologne	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1819	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3275	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	1.08M	115K

The cost of living in Cologne is 379% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2308th and 9013th ($1851 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 16th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Thimphu

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	Cologne	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2061	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6540	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5856	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.37	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.82	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16860	$691

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861

Cities near Thimphu

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