Cologne vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$4600
🏠 One person rent
$947
$1171
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$2026
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$3578
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
34
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
1.09M
543K

The cost of living in Cologne is 11% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2551st and 1962nd ($1744 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$15495

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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

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$2319
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$2296
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$2353
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$2342
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$2306
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$2417
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$2413
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$2423
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$2468
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$1979
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$2342
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$2388
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$2304
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$788
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$2328
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$2423
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$2466
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