Cologne vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1287
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2076
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3882
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
96
65
🏙️ Population
1.07M
542K

The cost of living in Cologne is 16% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 2484th and 1603rd ($1752 vs $2083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1421st 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 Fresno. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Fresno ranked 1706th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 4568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$22.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$2655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$31096

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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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
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$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140