Cologne vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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