Cologne vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$947	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	1.09M	3.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 45% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2551st and 80th ($1744 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Los Angeles

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	Cologne	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$28838

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919