Frankfurt vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
87
5
😀 Quality of life
95
42
🏙️ Population
776K
115K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 420% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1510th and 8940th ($2182 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 38th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289