Charlotte vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$3275
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
68
92
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
875K
1.08M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 41% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 574th and 2308th ($2615 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 230th and 16th 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
$17.4
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$16860

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861