Cologne vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$444
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
97
64
🏙️ Population
1.08M
9.94M

The cost of living in Cologne is 88% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2308th and 5792nd ($1851 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.5 months in Lima. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 16th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$8320

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722