Cologne vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
97
88
🏙️ Population
1.08M
689K

The cost of living in Cologne is 30% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2308th and 514th ($1851 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 455th 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 56th in the United States, while ranked 16th and 226th 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
$14
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$20657

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542