Frankfurt vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
5
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
773K
115K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 443% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1589th and 9013th ($2102 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 36th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284