Cologne vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$3987
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.09M
246K

The cost of living in Cologne is 7% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2104th and 2519th ($1968 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1889th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Louisville

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Cologne Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$15931

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017