Barcelona vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.09M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 6% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1722nd and 2067th ($2116 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 205th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Cologne

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Barcelona Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$22470

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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