Cologne vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$743
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$101
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$158
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$39.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	92	44
😀 Quality of life	96	34
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.03M

The cost of living in Cologne is 546% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 2067th and 9188th ($1990 vs $308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 30th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Gujranwala. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Gujranwala ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 15th and 8605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Gujranwala

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	Cologne	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$61.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$35.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	15.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$2.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$4.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$2.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$6.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$8.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$19.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$941

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$326
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$371
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$330
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$308
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$432
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$391
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$295
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$279
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$378
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$348
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$364
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$381
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$318
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$352
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$367
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$302
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$464
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$414
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$353
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$264
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$360
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$351
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$352
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$382
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$370
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$265
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$323
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$369
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$417
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$263
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$325