Cologne vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$967
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$752
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
1.07M
15.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 71% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2484th and 5143rd ($1752 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 12th and 798th 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
$12.9
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$9042

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001