Essen vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$682
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
587K
115K

The cost of living in Essen is 279% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3860th and 8957th ($1561 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 17th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$633

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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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