Cologne vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cologne	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4185	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$967	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$1672	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$4688
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	92	20
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	1.07M	41K

The cost of living in Cologne is 48% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 2484th and 32nd ($1752 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 12th and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs George Town

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	Cologne	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$925	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5594	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.18	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16182	$25346

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671