Cologne vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1995
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$4156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
97
88
🏙️ Population
1.08M
639K

The cost of living in Cologne is 8% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2308th and 1856th ($1851 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1553rd in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 16th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$16775

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9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
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$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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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
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$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614