Cologne vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	1.09M	525K

The cost of living in Cologne is 30% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2104th and 362nd ($1968 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 307th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Sacramento

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	Cologne	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$27489

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850