Cologne vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3605
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
86
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
1.07M
384K

The cost of living in Cologne is 17% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 2484th and 1525th ($1752 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs New Orleans

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Cologne New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$10224

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030