Frankfurt vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
88
5
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
776K
115K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 441% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1425th and 8957th ($2230 vs $412) 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 34th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

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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