Cologne vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
96
96
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.11M

The cost of living in Cologne is 20% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2067th and 916th ($1990 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.6 months in Paris. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 15th and 14th 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
$16.4
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$17184

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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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544