Cologne vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.07M
662K

The cost of living in Cologne is 32% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2484th and 587th ($1752 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 12th and 60th 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
$12.9
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758