Cologne vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$3615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$8037
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$4404
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$849
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$6889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	1.09M	41K

The cost of living in Cologne is 46% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 2104th and 30th ($1968 vs $3615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in George Town. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 23rd and 729th 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	$15.4	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$82.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$6.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$2664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$2179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$4700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$3941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	8.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$10871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$4203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$5.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$9.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$7.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$22.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$22286

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656