Cologne vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3089
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
1.07M
518K

The cost of living in Cologne is 27% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2484th and 831st ($1752 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 10th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 12th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$7382

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651