Munich vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	90	5
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	1.51M	115K

The cost of living in Munich is 506% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 889th and 8957th ($2499 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 38th and 7238th 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	$19.1	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$633

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Thimphu

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