Cologne vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$881
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
1.07M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 251% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 2459th and 8582nd ($1643 vs $468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 12th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Delhi. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 13th and 4741st 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
$12.4
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$51.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$71.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$1843

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$438
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$428
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$430
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$388
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$359
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$322
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$330
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$269
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$355