Cologne vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$5741
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.07M
441K

The cost of living in Cologne is 44% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2484th and 85th ($1752 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$19305

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313