Cologne vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$967
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$410
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
1.07M
9.94M

The cost of living in Cologne is 88% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2484th and 5780th ($1752 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Peru, respectively. Check Germany vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 12th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$7186

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731