Cologne vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$947
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$3416
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.19M

The cost of living in Cologne is 2% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 2551st and 2449th ($1744 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.9 months in Doha. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 12th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$11200

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904