Atlanta vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2648
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6318
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$2832
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5633
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
499K
1.07M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 51% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 459th and 2484th ($2648 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 31st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 151st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Cologne

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Atlanta Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.9
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$5.33
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1656
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3282
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7867
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.01
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28904
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2435
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2349
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2608
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2313
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2341
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2296
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2364
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2279
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2287
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2449
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2471
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2364
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2287
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2119
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2789
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1953
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2244
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2522
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1575
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1737
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2323
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2144
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2367
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2208
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2262
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2102
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2090
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$2079
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1917
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2217
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1701
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1768
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1672
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1811
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1815
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1849
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1991

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776