Cologne vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	1.09M	525K

The cost of living in Cologne is 38% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2551st and 313th ($1744 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 277th 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 12th and 308th 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	$13.1	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045