Dusseldorf vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$985	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	95	34
🏙️ Population	631K	115K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 320% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2469th and 8915th ($1772 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 27th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Thimphu

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	Dusseldorf	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$666

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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