Cologne vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$3747
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.19M

The cost of living in Cologne is 2% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 2308th and 2461st ($1851 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Qatar, respectively. Check Germany vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 16th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$11230

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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
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879