Cologne vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 335% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2200th and 8874th ($1941 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 21st and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Rawalpindi

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Cologne Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$806

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252