Cologne vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$967
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$545
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
96
40
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.19M

The cost of living in Cologne is 158% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 2484th and 6964th ($1752 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Togo, respectively. Check Germany vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 12th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$6625

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327