Charlotte vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$4212
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$3148
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	68	92
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	875K	1.09M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 45% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 761st and 2551st ($2528 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 24th 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 Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 252nd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Cologne

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	Charlotte	Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$15595

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772