Cleveland vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1865
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4488
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$1837
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3355
$3141
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
92
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
373K
1.07M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 6% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2157th and 2484th ($1865 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1791st and 31st 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 Cleveland compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Cleveland ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 222nd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Cologne

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Cleveland Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.83
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1039
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.7
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$919
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18748
$16182

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1891
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1905
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1975
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1848
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1934
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1958
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1930
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1900
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1936
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1795
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1904
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1974
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1718
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1814
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1800
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1537
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1746
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1696
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1661
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1519
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1768
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1605
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1318
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1861
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1842

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