Atlanta vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$3341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
499K
1.09M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 35% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 688th and 2200th ($2628 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 19th 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 1.7 months in Cologne. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 199th and 21st 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
$23.3
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$23900

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913