Cologne vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$3778
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
97
81
🏙️ Population
1.08M
398K

The cost of living in Cologne is 2% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2308th and 2435th ($1851 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1891st 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 Wichita. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 16th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Wichita

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Cologne Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$16129

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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
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287