Cologne vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	25
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	1.09M	235K

The cost of living in Cologne is 68% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 2067th and 4813th ($1990 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Guyana, respectively. Check Germany vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 15th and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Georgetown

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	Cologne	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$19783

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840