Cologne vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$512
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
1.09M
77.6K

The cost of living in Cologne is 92% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2200th and 5497th ($1941 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 21st and 6330th 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
$16.2
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992