Cologne vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$4267
🏠 One person rent
$947
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1800
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$3350
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
1.09M
679K

The cost of living in Cologne is 4% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 2551st and 2363rd ($1744 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1931st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs El Paso ranked 179th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$4.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$6903

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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
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$948
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1695
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1661
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$797
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1832
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1854
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$791
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1856
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$814
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1985
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$770
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$1942
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$762
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1683
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1957
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2077
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2037
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$830
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2056
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2170
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2073
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2262
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2211
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1717
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1996
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2319
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2296
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2353
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$814
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2396
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2417
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2306
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353