Cologne vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$967
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
5
😀 Quality of life
96
36
🏙️ Population
1.07M
79.2K

The cost of living in Cologne is 288% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2484th and 8761st ($1752 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 months in Thimphu. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 12th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$701

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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