Cologne vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$4785
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2014
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3911
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
74
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.09M
486K

The cost of living in Cologne is 1% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 2067th and 1987th ($1990 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 15th and 243rd 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
$16.4
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$24676

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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
13 km or 8.1 mi Council Bluffs
$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi Bellevue
$1888
44 km or 27 mi Fremont
$1955
75 km or 47 mi Lincoln
$1649
114 km or 71 mi Columbus
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Sioux
$1738
145 km or 90 mi Norfolk
$1916
183 km or 114 mi Waukee
$1954
194 km or 121 mi Urbandale
$1955
195 km or 121 mi St. Joseph
$1972
195 km or 121 mi West Des Moines
$1967
198 km or 123 mi Johnston
$1959
200 km or 124 mi Grand Island
$1796
203 km or 126 mi Des Moines
$1891
205 km or 128 mi Fort Dodge
$1797
207 km or 129 mi Ankeny
$1812
213 km or 133 mi Hastings
$1852
217 km or 135 mi Ames
$1798
236 km or 147 mi Manhattan
$1786
236 km or 147 mi Leavenworth
$2105
248 km or 154 mi Topeka
$1563
259 km or 161 mi Junction
$1904
259 km or 161 mi Sioux Falls
$1850
260 km or 161 mi Gladstone
$1945
263 km or 163 mi Liberty
$1707
264 km or 164 mi Lawrence
$1808
265 km or 165 mi Kearney
$1756
266 km or 165 mi Kansas City
$2192
272 km or 169 mi Marshalltown
$1786
272 km or 169 mi Shawnee
$2283
275 km or 171 mi Kansas
$2114
277 km or 172 mi Lenexa
$2341
278 km or 173 mi Independence
$1832
279 km or 173 mi Prairie Village
$2328
283 km or 176 mi Overland Park
$2433
285 km or 177 mi Olathe
$2299
285 km or 177 mi Raytown
$2046
287 km or 178 mi Leawood
$2314
288 km or 179 mi Gardner
$2160
291 km or 181 mi Blue Springs
$1995