Cologne vs Genoa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Genoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3880
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$794
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1247
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$2089
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
1.09M
559K

The cost of living in Cologne is 21% more expensive than in Genoa. Cities ranked 2067th and 3453rd ($1990 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 31st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Genoa. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Genoa ranked 34th in Italy, while ranked 15th and 756th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cologne vs Genoa

Prices for goods and services in Cologne and Genoa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cologne Genoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$6.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$12007

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Genoa

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1660
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1471
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1354
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1602
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1618
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1342
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1458
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1375
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1490
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1606
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1445
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1769
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1338
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1294
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1371
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1778
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1556
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1432
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1290
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2370
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1425
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1652
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1885
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1516
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1817
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1675
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1622
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1595
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7861
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1275
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1637
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1631
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1582