Cologne vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	78
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	1.09M	662K

The cost of living in Cologne is 30% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2551st and 819th ($1744 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 12th and 86th 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	$13.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$17240

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759