Cologne vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$190
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
91
56
😀 Quality of life
96
44
🏙️ Population
1.09M
43.9K

The cost of living in Cologne is 84% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 2104th and 5084th ($1968 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Germany and the Palestine, respectively. Check Germany vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 23rd and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$4130

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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
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2447
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$987
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1732
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1998
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2347
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2142
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$915
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$807
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$837
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2303
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2153
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2064
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2937
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2040
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2290
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2108
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1021
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$548
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2247
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1850