Cologne vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$4139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	96	97
🏙️ Population	1.09M	644K

The cost of living in Cologne is 25% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2551st and 1085th ($1744 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 12th and 10th 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	$13.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452