Cologne vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3915
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
96
96
🏙️ Population
1.07M
644K

The cost of living in Cologne is 27% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2484th and 872nd ($1752 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 12th and 9th 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
$12.9
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$8976

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329