Cologne vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cologne	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4185	$5041
🏠 One person rent	$967	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1672	$1916
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$4818
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	71
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	1.07M	888K

The cost of living in Cologne is 18% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2484th and 1474th ($1752 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1308th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cologne	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$925	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5594	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.18	$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16182	$27248

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798