Cologne vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
675K

The cost of living in Cologne is 3% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2200th and 2470th ($1941 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 21st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Gothenburg

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Cologne Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$4650

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423