Cologne vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$5087
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
1.07M
467K

The cost of living in Cologne is 34% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2484th and 440th ($1752 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 394th 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 12th and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$18490

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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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652