Cologne vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	96	97
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.15M

The cost of living in Cologne is 22% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2104th and 843rd ($1968 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 23rd and 18th 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	$15.4	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$15084

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488