Cologne vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
1.08M
24.7K

The cost of living in Cologne is 19% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 2308th and 3466th ($1851 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Germany vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 16th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Victoria

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Cologne Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$8081

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482