Hamburg City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$570
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	84	5
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	1.89M	115K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 423% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1809th and 9013th ($2022 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 42nd and 6232nd 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	$16.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$691

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388

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