Chicago vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
96
97
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.08M

The cost of living in Chicago is 44% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 483rd and 2308th ($2667 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 20th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Cologne

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Chicago Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$16860

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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