Cologne vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$947	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	24
😀 Quality of life	96	47
🏙️ Population	1.09M	235K

The cost of living in Cologne is 64% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 2551st and 5085th ($1744 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.5 months in Georgetown. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 12th and 6400th 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	$13.1	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$23423

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847