Cologne vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5866
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1447
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2513
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$713
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$4784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
1.09M
667K

The cost of living in Cologne is 24% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2200th and 805th ($1941 vs $2555) 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 21st and 5th 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
$16.2
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$38
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$12710

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557