Cologne vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$967
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$324
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
56
😀 Quality of life
96
43
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 90% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2484th and 5826th ($1752 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Salvador

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Cologne Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.67
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$12057

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711