Cologne vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cologne	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$5551
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$1287
🏘️ Family rent	$1819	$2412
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3275	$4243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	1.08M	919K

The cost of living in Cologne is 16% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 2308th and 1378th ($1851 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1201st 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Fort Worth ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 16th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Fort Worth

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	Cologne	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2061	$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6540	$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5856	$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.37	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.82	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16860	$22657

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150