Cologne vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5379
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1451
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2013
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$4803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 21% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 2200th and 938th ($1941 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dallas ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Cologne vs Dallas

Prices for goods and services in Cologne and Dallas are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cologne Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$85.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$7.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$60.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$5051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$3181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$2.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$24503

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209