Munich vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$998
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	90	5
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	1.51M	115K

The cost of living in Munich is 514% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 863rd and 8941st ($2525 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Munich compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 44th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Thimphu

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	Munich	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$600

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274