Cologne vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 344% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2104th and 8887th ($1968 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.02
🥤 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
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$2738

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373