Cologne vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
1.08M
15.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 65% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2308th and 4816th ($1851 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 16th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Istanbul

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Cologne Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13982

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985