Cologne vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2647
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
35
😀 Quality of life
96
59
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.43M

The cost of living in Cologne is 97% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2104th and 5601st ($1968 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 34th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 23rd and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$19753

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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
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872