Cologne vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$4477
🏠 One person rent
$881
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$1925
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$3599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
86
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.07M
384K

The cost of living in Cologne is 16% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 2459th and 1865th ($1643 vs $1945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1727th 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 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in New Orleans. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs New Orleans ranked 48th in the United States, while ranked 13th and 178th 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
$12.4
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$8.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$1232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$3991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$2760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$7.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$12302

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

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$2023
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1909
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1649
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1910
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1523
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1913
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2011
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$1788
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1642
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$2009
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$1874
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1608
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1681
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$2005
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$2007
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1529
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1998
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$2008
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$2007
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$2016
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2018
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2068
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1545
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2015
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1809
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2018
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2009
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2022
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$1990
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2065
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1802
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2011
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2043
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1914
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1855
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$2010
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$2016
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1985
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2009