Leipzig vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1652
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3912
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$798
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1342
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3076
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
5
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
620K
115K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 301% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3436th and 8957th ($1652 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 112th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Thimphu

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Leipzig Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$4.17
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1325
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$942
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5097
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2610
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12468
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479

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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