Cologne vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cologne	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4185	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$967	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$1672	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$6398
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	1.07M	3.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 45% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2484th and 72nd ($1752 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 34th 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	$12.9	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$925	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5594	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.18	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16182	$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862