Cleveland vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1908
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4494
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3261
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
373K
1.09M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 3% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2297th and 2104th ($1908 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 11th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Cleveland ranked 90th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 284th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cleveland Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1289
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.73
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18787
$19386

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979