Cologne vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$967
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1673
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
22
😀 Quality of life
96
43
🏙️ Population
1.07M
951K

The cost of living in Cologne is 133% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 2484th and 6569th ($1752 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Germany vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 12th and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$2661

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1024
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$971
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$689
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$968
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$689
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$989
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$977
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$501
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$470
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$778
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$972
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$468
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$556
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$486
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$441
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1081
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1068
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$518
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$471
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1179
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$976
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1070
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$479
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$923
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$888
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$584
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$470