Cologne vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$4747
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2000
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3934
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
74
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
1.09M
486K

The cost of living in Cologne is 3% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 2200th and 1993rd ($1941 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1551st 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 2 months in Omaha. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 21st and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Omaha

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Cologne Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$21139

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Council Bluffs
$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi Bellevue
$1883
44 km or 27 mi Fremont
$1950
75 km or 47 mi Lincoln
$1643
114 km or 71 mi Columbus
$1901
140 km or 87 mi Sioux
$1740
145 km or 90 mi Norfolk
$1923
183 km or 114 mi Waukee
$1960
194 km or 121 mi Urbandale
$1963
195 km or 121 mi St. Joseph
$1977
195 km or 121 mi West Des Moines
$1972
198 km or 123 mi Johnston
$1951
200 km or 124 mi Grand Island
$1795
203 km or 126 mi Des Moines
$1900
205 km or 128 mi Fort Dodge
$1828
207 km or 129 mi Ankeny
$1819
213 km or 133 mi Hastings
$1848
217 km or 135 mi Ames
$1811
236 km or 147 mi Manhattan
$1790
236 km or 147 mi Leavenworth
$2134
248 km or 154 mi Topeka
$1574
259 km or 161 mi Junction
$1908
259 km or 161 mi Sioux Falls
$1844
260 km or 161 mi Gladstone
$1944
263 km or 163 mi Liberty
$1680
264 km or 164 mi Lawrence
$1832
265 km or 165 mi Kearney
$1765
266 km or 165 mi Kansas City
$2220
272 km or 169 mi Marshalltown
$1787
272 km or 169 mi Shawnee
$2307
275 km or 171 mi Kansas
$2158
277 km or 172 mi Lenexa
$2372
278 km or 173 mi Independence
$1864
279 km or 173 mi Prairie Village
$2357
283 km or 176 mi Overland Park
$2499
285 km or 177 mi Olathe
$2327
285 km or 177 mi Raytown
$2080
287 km or 178 mi Leawood
$2349
288 km or 179 mi Gardner
$2173
291 km or 181 mi Blue Springs
$2018