Cologne vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$947
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
96
59
🏙️ Population
1.09M
24.7K

The cost of living in Cologne is 17% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 2551st and 3454th ($1744 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 12th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$8298

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408