Cologne vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$3484
🏠 One person rent
$881
$868
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$1220
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$4105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
33
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.07M
543K

The cost of living in Cologne is 6% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2459th and 2635th ($1643 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2067th 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 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 2.6 months in Tucson. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 1152nd in the United States, while ranked 13th and 3518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$1725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$3065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$77.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$1038
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$12510

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

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$2023
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$2017
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$2024
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$2009
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$1905
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1652
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$564
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$2015
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2008
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$1900
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2073
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2018
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2595
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2373
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2315
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$690
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2184
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2025
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2020
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2552
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2133
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2023
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$2088
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2379
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2071
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2024
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$691
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2278
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2019
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$1947
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2235
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$758
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$580
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1552
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$580
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$2012
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2019
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1229
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$1959
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2022