Cologne vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$947
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$4536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
1.09M
467K

The cost of living in Cologne is 37% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2551st and 379th ($1744 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 12th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$6.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$27134

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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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683