Cologne vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
1.08M
246K

The cost of living in Cologne is 0.6% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2308th and 2276th ($1851 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 16th and 251st 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
$14
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13601

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954