Leipzig vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$688	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	5
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	616K	115K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 274% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3925th and 9013th ($1449 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 80th and 6232nd 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	$12.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$691

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261

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