Cologne vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
48
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.47M

The cost of living in Cologne is 89% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 2067th and 5278th ($1990 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 15th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Yekaterinburg

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Cologne Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688