Cologne vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$729
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	91	43
😀 Quality of life	96	30
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.03M

The cost of living in Cologne is 551% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 2104th and 9199th ($1968 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 30th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 8772nd 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	$15.4	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$843

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330