Cologne vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$947
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
1.09M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 324% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2551st and 8934th ($1744 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 6486th 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
$13.1
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1172

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346