Cologne vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 329% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2067th and 8843rd ($1990 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 15th and 6696th 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
$16.4
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$3118

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379