Cologne vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$967
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$221
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
96
51
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 351% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2484th and 8988th ($1752 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 12th and 6200th 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
$12.9
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$1443

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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 Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401