Cologne vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$5290
🏠 One person rent
$947
$1530
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$2614
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$3697
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
42
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
1.09M
542K

The cost of living in Cologne is 26% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 2551st and 1005th ($1744 vs $2371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 920th 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 1.6 months in Fresno. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Fresno ranked 188th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Fresno

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Cologne Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$7.5
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$2393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$12984

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CologneFresno

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2361
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$2490
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$2506
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2773
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2501
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2453
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2494
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2559
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2303
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2599
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2154
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2370
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2775
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2555
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2603
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2490
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2422
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2588
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2792
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2801
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2934
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2740
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2346
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2571
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2433
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2238
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3006
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2033
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3074
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2306
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2622
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3090
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2646
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3437
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2536
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2135
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1995
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2717
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2170