Cologne vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$947
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$4538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.09M
689K

The cost of living in Cologne is 30% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2551st and 790th ($1744 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Nashville

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Cologne Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$30520

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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
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494