Cologne vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$4454
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
96
85
🏙️ Population
1.07M
459K

The cost of living in Cologne is 17% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2484th and 1538th ($1752 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1363rd in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Virginia Beach

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Cologne Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$18553

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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
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3110
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685