Cologne vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1170
🏠 One person rent
$947
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
96
49
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 295% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2551st and 8870th ($1744 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 6313th 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
$13.1
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$2961

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$401
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369