Cologne vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$4969
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1076
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1822
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
513K

The cost of living in Cologne is 0.4% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2067th and 2034th ($1990 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 121st in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Liverpool ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 15th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Liverpool

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Cologne Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1146
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$2016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$22.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1831
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$16599

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Cities near Cologne

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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1893
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1895
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1718
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1888
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1862
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1873
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1686
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1907
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1928
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2047
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1861
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1764
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1870
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1784
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1754
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$2033
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2080
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1846
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1818
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1674
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$2002
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1827
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1741
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1904
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1496
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1873
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1841