Cologne vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$4436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
1.09M
689K

The cost of living in Cologne is 22% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2104th and 832nd ($1968 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 741st 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$30339

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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
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508