Cologne vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	68
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	1.09M	385K

The cost of living in Cologne is 32% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2551st and 718th ($1744 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 664th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 12th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Tampa

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	Cologne	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265