Cologne vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
96
97
🏙️ Population
1.09M
874K

The cost of living in Cologne is 52% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2104th and 5th ($1968 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$18564

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9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
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$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

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11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
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$3359
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$3333
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$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
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$3765