Cologne vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	33
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	1.09M	543K

The cost of living in Cologne is 0.4% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2200th and 2237th ($1941 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1697th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 21st and 460th 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	$16.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$15759

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212