Cologne vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cologne	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$1819	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3275	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	1.08M	6.21M

The cost of living in Cologne is 94% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2308th and 5959th ($1851 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Cologne	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2061	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6540	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5856	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.37	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.82	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16860	$10815

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585