Cologne vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$3414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cologne is 21% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2308th and 998th ($1851 vs $2357) 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 16th and 22nd 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
$14
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395