Hamburg City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamburg City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4628	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1803	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$227	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3251	$436
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	84	5
😀 Quality of life	94	36
🏙️ Population	1.85M	79.2K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 323% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2013th and 8761st ($1909 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 43rd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Thimphu

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	Hamburg City	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.19	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1011	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8838	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5532	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28533	$701

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1501
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1484
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1467
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1467
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1509
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1506
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1464
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1527
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1504
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1453
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1457
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1495
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1528
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1550
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1422
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1593
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1395
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1547
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1486
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1504
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1488
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1496
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1329
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1381
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1464
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1460
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1494
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1415
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1519
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1716
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1502
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1426
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1366
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1338
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1442
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1432
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1274

Cities near Thimphu

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