Boston vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$3654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
676K
1.09M

The cost of living in Boston is 83% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 30th and 2067th ($3638 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 12th 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 Boston compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 94th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Cologne

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Boston Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$22470

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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