Cologne vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5745
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1632
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2650
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$662
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$4215
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
1.09M
479K

The cost of living in Cologne is 24% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 2200th and 819th ($1941 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 714th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Colorado Springs

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Cologne Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$24668

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2367
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2521
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$1961
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2534
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2542
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2288
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2391
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2749
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2548
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2848
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2627
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2382
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2649
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2642
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2729
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2986
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2594
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2800
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$3013
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2571
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2028
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2506
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2346
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1770
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1900
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2417
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2293
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2237
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1741
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2212
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2470
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1730
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1875
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1646
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2029