Cologne vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
96
49
🏙️ Population
1.09M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 361% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2067th and 8919th ($1990 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 15th and 6762nd 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
$16.4
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323