Cologne vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1508
🏠 One person rent
$947
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
96
13
🏙️ Population
1.09M
344K

The cost of living in Cologne is 181% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2551st and 7441st ($1744 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1 months in Maseru. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 12th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1063

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$567
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$657
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$748
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$768
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$814
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$852
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$722
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$695
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$915
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$672
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$923
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$809
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$993
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$678
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$785
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$953
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$837
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$763
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$784
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$807
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1332
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$906
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$889
410 km or 255 mi East London
$766
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$820
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$780
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$795
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$763
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$665
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$562
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$442
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$664
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$840
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$691
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$628