Cologne vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
1.09M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 361% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2104th and 8922nd ($1968 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 23rd and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334