Cologne vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$967
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2921
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
1.07M
608K

The cost of living in Cologne is 4% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2484th and 2703rd ($1752 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 10th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 12th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$3122

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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 Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261