Munich vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	90	5
😀 Quality of life	93	34
🏙️ Population	1.51M	115K

The cost of living in Munich is 421% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1352nd and 8915th ($2201 vs $422) 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 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 54th and 7592nd 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	$16.2	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$666

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300