Bucharest vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$449
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
76
92
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.07M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2484th ($961 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 703rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776