Cologne vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1618
🏠 One person rent
$947
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.96M

The cost of living in Cologne is 233% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 2551st and 8454th ($1744 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 72nd in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 12th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Isfahan

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Cologne Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$594

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$502
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$502
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$562
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$525
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$529
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$488
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$455
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$536
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$573
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$562
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$574
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$651
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$505
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$583
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$681
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$577
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$680
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$597
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$675
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$469
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$554
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$700
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$563
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$697
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$710
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$557
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$698
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$788
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$693
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$665
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$684
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$698
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$589
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$688