Cologne vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
1.09M
77.6K

The cost of living in Cologne is 88% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2067th and 5233rd ($1990 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 15th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Phuket

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Cologne Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$16566

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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
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981