Cologne vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5929
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1681
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2827
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$4846
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.07M
385K

The cost of living in Cologne is 32% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2484th and 545th ($1752 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 489th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 12th and 180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$26113

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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
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2396
11 km or 7 mi University
$2398
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$1770
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2485
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2611
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2463
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2312
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2298
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2362
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2420
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2243
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2722
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2053
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2144
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2266
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2523
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2437
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2348
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2231
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$1860
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2390
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1847
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2073
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2380
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2634
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2268
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2475
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2409
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1917
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2373
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2343
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2515
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2357