Cologne vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
7
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
1.09M
77.6K

The cost of living in Cologne is 94% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2104th and 5469th ($1968 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 23rd and 6129th 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
$15.4
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$14328

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866