Dresden vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$998
🏠 One person rent
$637
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
5
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
566K
115K

The cost of living in Dresden is 252% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4158th and 8941st ($1448 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 96th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274