Dortmund vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$750
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
5
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
595K
115K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 297% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3504th and 8957th ($1637 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 33rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Thimphu

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Dortmund Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285