Cologne vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$4538
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1129
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1921
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
33
😀 Quality of life
96
84
🏙️ Population
1.09M
543K

The cost of living in Cologne is 3% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2067th and 2278th ($1990 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1724th 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 Tucson. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Tucson

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Cologne Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$15659

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10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
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13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
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$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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$2005
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$2050
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$1638
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$776
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$2444
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$3022
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$2396
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$2381
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$2298
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$2435
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$2471
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$2359
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$2338
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$1961
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$2345
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$2324
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$2312
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$890
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$2353
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$2317
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$2316
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