Cologne vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$265
😷 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 292% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 2067th and 8668th ($1990 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.5 months in Delhi. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 15th and 5790th 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
$16.4
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$1751

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331