Cologne vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$904
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$187
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
97
31
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 392% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2308th and 9038th ($1851 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 7th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 16th and 7946th 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
$14
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286