Cologne vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$4646
🏠 One person rent
$947
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$2025
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$3603
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
1.09M
398K

The cost of living in Cologne is 4% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2551st and 2367th ($1744 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1932nd 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 months in Wichita. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 12th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$15994

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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
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1846
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1730
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1237
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1671
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1569
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1337
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1814
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1856
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1748
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1777
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1864
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1649
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1851
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1855
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1889
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1521
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1621
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1885
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1874
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1720
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1902
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1768
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2124
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1824
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1832
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1861
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1878
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1862
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2290
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1896
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$1946
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1855
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2322
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2259
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2437
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2325
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$1989
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1821
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2312