Cologne vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$6516
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1655
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$3255
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$799
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	10
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	1.09M	274K

The cost of living in Cologne is 36% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 2551st and 417th ($1744 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Germany vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 12th and 4877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Nassau

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	Cologne	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$32.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$3143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$4154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$3050
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$4.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$97.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$14985

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682