Cologne vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$751
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
15
😀 Quality of life
96
24
🏙️ Population
1.09M
344K

The cost of living in Cologne is 203% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2104th and 7431st ($1968 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Lesotho, respectively. Check Germany vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 23rd and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$1130

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607