Bangalore vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1259
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$223
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
76
92
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
12.3M
1.09M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 74% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8579th and 2067th ($523 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 5518th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Cologne

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Bangalore Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.38
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4350
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$332
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944