Cologne vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1514
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2239
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$740
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 23% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2067th and 742nd ($1990 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cologne vs Philadelphia

Prices for goods and services in Cologne and Philadelphia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cologne Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$17603

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801