Dresden vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$706
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
5
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
566K
115K

The cost of living in Dresden is 271% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3968th and 8957th ($1531 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 117th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$633

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$1460
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$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
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$1227
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$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
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$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
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$1244
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$1196
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$1553

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$443
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$293
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$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