Cologne vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$2277
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$5358
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1457
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$2561
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$3885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
1.08M
542K

The cost of living in Cologne is 19% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 2308th and 1183rd ($1851 vs $2277) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1044th 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 1.7 months in Fresno. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Fresno ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 16th and 575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$70.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$7.07
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2130
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$79.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2737
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$979
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$30020

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194