Cologne vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	1.09M	6.21M

The cost of living in Cologne is 77% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2200th and 5029th ($1941 vs $1095) 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 21st and 2767th 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	$16.2	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$12842

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634