Boston vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$3341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
676K
1.09M

The cost of living in Boston is 90% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 27th and 2200th ($3680 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 105th and 21st 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
$24.8
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$23900

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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