Atlanta vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
91
96
🏙️ Population
499K
1.09M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 34% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 647th and 2104th ($2641 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 179th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$19386

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979