Cologne vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$962
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
91
68
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 373% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2104th and 8945th ($1968 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6592nd 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
$15.4
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$764

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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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270