Cologne vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$5751
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$2573
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$4295
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
97
97
🏙️ Population
1.08M
644K

The cost of living in Cologne is 25% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2308th and 795th ($1851 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 16th 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
$14
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$8.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13230

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546