Baltimore vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4212
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3148
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	586K	1.09M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 31% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1182nd and 2551st ($2287 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 24th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 131st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Cologne

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	Baltimore	Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$15595

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772