Cologne vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$4183
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	1.09M	919K

The cost of living in Cologne is 10% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 2067th and 1451st ($1990 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1204th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 163rd 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	$16.4	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$25647

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208