Cologne vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cologne | The Hague | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Cologne is 26% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2067th and 570th ($1990 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 15th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Cologne | The Hague | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Cologne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.2 km or 5.7 mi |  Hurth | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Leverkusen | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Frechen | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Bruhl | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Pulheim | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Wesseling | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Bergisch Gladbach | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Niederkassel | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Rosrath | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Monheim am Rhein | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Dormagen | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Erftstadt | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Langenfeld | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Troisdorf | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Leichlingen | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Kerpen | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bornheim | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Lohmar | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Bergheim | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Siegburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Overath | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Sankt Augustin | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Bonn | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Hilden | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Solingen | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Elsdorf | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wermelskirchen | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Haan | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Bedburg | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hennef | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Grevenbroich | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Remscheid | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Erkrath | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Konigswinter | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Euskirchen | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Neuss | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Mettmann | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Zulpich | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Meckenheim | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Dusseldorf |
Cities near The Hague
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Scheveningen | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Leidschendam | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Delft | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Oegstgeest | |
| 14 km or 9 mi | Leiden | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Rotterdam | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Ridderkerk | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Zandvoort | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Haarlem | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Sliedrecht | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | IJmuiden | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Amsterdam | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Utrecht | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Hilversum | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Etten-Leur | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Roosendaal | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Zeist | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Purmerend | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Breda | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Bergen op Zoom | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Huizen | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Almere | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Zaltbommel | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Goes | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Langedijk | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Tilburg | |
| 80 km or 49 mi | Tiel | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Middelburg | |
| 82 km or 51 mi |  Hoogstraten | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Veenendaal | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Ede | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Lelystad | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Wageningen | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Harderwijk | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Turnhout | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Antwerp | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Beveren | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Uden | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Mortsel |