Cologne vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2953
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
23
😀 Quality of life
97
47
🏙️ Population
1.08M
235K

The cost of living in Cologne is 88% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 2308th and 5796th ($1851 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd 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 16th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$23107

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787