Dortmund vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$648
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
77
36
🏙️ Population
587K
79.2K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 210% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8761st ($1401 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 764th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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