Essen vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$759
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
95
36
🏙️ Population
579K
79.2K

The cost of living in Essen is 236% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3358th and 8761st ($1519 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 1 months in Thimphu. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 32nd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288