Cologne vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$947	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.75M

The cost of living in Cologne is 2% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2551st and 2624th ($1744 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 337th 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	$13.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$9864

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201