Cologne vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3958
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.09M
246K

The cost of living in Cologne is 8% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2067th and 2713th ($1990 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 15th and 333rd 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
$16.4
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$16074

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011