Cologne vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cologne	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4185	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$967	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$1672	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$309
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	1.07M	16.8M

The cost of living in Cologne is 284% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2484th and 8745th ($1752 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Germany vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 12th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dhaka

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	Cologne	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$925	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5594	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.18	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16182	$1449

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1515
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1499
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1547
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1512
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1501
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1516
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1498
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1505
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1504
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1462
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1520
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1593
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1501
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1484
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1458
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1276
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1493
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1516
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1489
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1476
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1432
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1478
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1506
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1776

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323