Cologne vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$947
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$769
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
96
61
🏙️ Population
1.09M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 242% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 2551st and 8558th ($1744 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 7th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 12th and 5071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Delhi

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Cologne Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1949

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340