Cologne vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3111
🏠 One person rent
$947
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1664
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$718
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
7
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
1.09M
77.6K

The cost of living in Cologne is 86% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2551st and 5827th ($1744 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 12th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$13013

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$792
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$782
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$772
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$563
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$719
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$560
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$570
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$705
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$536
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$777
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$490
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$605
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$620
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$619
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$695
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$398
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$485
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$628
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$481
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$470
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$576
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$631
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$656
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$752
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$781
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$670
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$645
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$677
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$743
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810