Cologne vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$967
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$746
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.43M

The cost of living in Cologne is 64% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2484th and 4882nd ($1752 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 19th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 12th and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Puebla

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Cologne Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$3893

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795