Cologne vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1008
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3260
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
34
😀 Quality of life
95
85
🏙️ Population
1.09M
679K

The cost of living in Cologne is 8% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 2200th and 2822nd ($1941 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1955th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs El Paso ranked 145th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs El Paso

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Cologne El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$6901

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1850
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1665
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1747
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$910
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1844
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1938
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1920
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1053
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2029
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1095
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2196
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$990
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2025
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1933
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2153
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2070
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1776
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$771
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2212
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2212
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2237
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1878
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1993
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2454
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2482
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2374
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2988
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1972
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1097
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2417
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2378
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2367
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2373