Cologne vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	1.09M	441K

The cost of living in Cologne is 40% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2104th and 90th ($1968 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 70th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Oakland

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	Cologne	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$18326

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359