Cologne vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.09M
662K

The cost of living in Cologne is 22% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2067th and 822nd ($1990 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 15th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Vancouver

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Cologne Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$21986

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
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
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$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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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915