Cologne vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.75M

The cost of living in Cologne is 6% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2308th and 2722nd ($1851 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 16th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Rome

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Cologne Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$10781

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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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262