Cologne vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 291% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2200th and 8685th ($1941 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 21st and 6656th 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
$16.2
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$3550

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379