Munich vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$436
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	91	5
😀 Quality of life	94	36
🏙️ Population	1.49M	79.2K

The cost of living in Munich is 385% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1315th and 8761st ($2188 vs $452) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 48th and 7674th 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	$14.6	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$701

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

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