Cologne vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4187
🏠 One person rent
$967
$917
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1544
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2602
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.07M
513K

The cost of living in Cologne is 2% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2484th and 2633rd ($1752 vs $1713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 179th 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 1.5 months in Liverpool. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Liverpool ranked 18th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 12th and 163rd 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
$12.9
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$658
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1072
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$7816

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1656
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1652
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1494
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1652
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1629
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1642
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1733
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1650
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1706
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1644
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1711
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1758
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1467
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1519
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1795
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1807
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1819
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1689
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1526
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1487
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1793
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1607
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1652
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1703
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1613
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1532
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1568
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1675