Cologne vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$4372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.09M
467K

The cost of living in Cologne is 28% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2200th and 604th ($1941 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 532nd in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Long Beach

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Cologne Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$19617

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164