Caracas vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$357
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3141
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
92
😀 Quality of life
41
96
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.07M

The cost of living in Caracas is 44% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5499th and 2484th ($975 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Venezuela and Germany, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 7028th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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