Cologne vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$177
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
97
46
🏙️ Population
1.08M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 356% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2308th and 8968th ($1851 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 16th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Lahore

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Cologne Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1046

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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

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338