Cologne vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3975
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
1.07M
906K

The cost of living in Cologne is 20% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2484th and 1282nd ($1752 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Columbus

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Cologne Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$10456

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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

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861