Charlotte vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$3654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
68
92
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
875K
1.09M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 21% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1073rd and 2067th ($2403 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 283rd and 15th 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
$17
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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