Cologne vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
7
😀 Quality of life
97
53
🏙️ Population
1.08M
77.6K

The cost of living in Cologne is 88% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2308th and 5798th ($1851 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 16th and 6033rd 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
$14
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13132

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$822
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$807
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$799
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$759
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$729
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$687
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$754
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$697
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$769
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892