Cologne vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$6116
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2679
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$5006
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
96
97
🏙️ Population
1.09M
667K

The cost of living in Cologne is 25% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2067th and 650th ($1990 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Germany and Denmark, respectively. Check Germany vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 15th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Copenhagen

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Cologne Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$9.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$122
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$14799

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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
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588