Cologne vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3145
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
1.07M
626K

The cost of living in Cologne is 7% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2484th and 2103rd ($1752 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 99th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 12th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Glasgow

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Cologne Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251