Cologne vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1785
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
1.09M
56.8K

The cost of living in Cologne is 34% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2067th and 4107th ($1990 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Germany and Cyprus, respectively. Check Germany vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 15th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Nicosia

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Cologne Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$9656

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911