Cologne vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
1.08M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 267% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 2308th and 8647th ($1851 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2 months in Delhi. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 16th and 4744th 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
$14
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$2.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1972

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360