Cologne vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$4389
🏠 One person rent
$947
$1092
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1592
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$3516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
1.09M
633K

The cost of living in Cologne is 7% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2551st and 2179th ($1744 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 12th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Memphis

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Cologne Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$27369

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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
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2134
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2062
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2070
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1865
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2077
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2268
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2117
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2009
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1781
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1874
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2048
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1717
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1946
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1831
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1882
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1645
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1830
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1930
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1617
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1856
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1999
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1350
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1989
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1828
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1774
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1806
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1943
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1649
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1728
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2031
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1839
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1772
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2075
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2607
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1438
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1322
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2738