Cologne vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3694
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 21% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2200th and 964th ($1941 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 21st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Paris

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Cologne Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$19577

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Cities near Cologne

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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506