Cologne vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$947	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	96	34
🏙️ Population	1.09M	115K

The cost of living in Cologne is 313% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2551st and 8915th ($1744 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 12th and 7592nd 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	$13.1	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$666

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300