Cleveland vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4528
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1853
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3510
$3275
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
92
😀 Quality of life
87
97
🏙️ Population
373K
1.08M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 6% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1971st and 2308th ($1963 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd 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 Cleveland compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Cleveland ranked 72nd best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 269th and 16th 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
$16.2
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.33
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$877
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.7
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1033
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18767
$16860

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1945
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1929
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2008
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1903
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1970
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1952
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1988
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1923
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1887
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1923
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1919
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1829
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1843
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1901
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1821
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1815
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1880
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1732
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1801
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1734
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1563
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1568
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1441
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1205
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1829
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1813

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