Cologne vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$636
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
15
😀 Quality of life
96
27
🏙️ Population
1.09M
344K

The cost of living in Cologne is 192% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2067th and 7352nd ($1990 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Lesotho, respectively. Check Germany vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 15th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$1246

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662