Essen vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$998
🏠 One person rent
$642
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
587K
115K

The cost of living in Essen is 269% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3925th and 8941st ($1519 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 23rd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$600

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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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