Hanover vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hanover	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$899	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1488	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2841	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	84	5
😀 Quality of life	92	36
🏙️ Population	553K	79.2K

The cost of living in Hanover is 286% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2513th and 8761st ($1744 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Hanover ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 80th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Thimphu

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	Hanover	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1013	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5001	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$384	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14972	$701

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1546
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1552
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1517
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1563
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1563
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1552
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1573
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1439
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1516
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1521
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1495
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1381
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1487
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1347
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1391
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1488
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1363
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1301
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1355
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1383
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1492
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1493
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1369
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1487
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1400
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1431
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1270
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1393
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1428
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1380

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