Cologne vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
97
49
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 322% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2308th and 8895th ($1851 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Islamabad. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 16th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Islamabad

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Cologne Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397