Cologne vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
97
97
🏙️ Population
1.08M
8.8M

The cost of living in Cologne is 54% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2308th and 5th ($1851 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 16th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs New York City

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Cologne New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$20585

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108