Cologne vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$881
$1088
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$2143
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$3928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
76
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.07M
639K

The cost of living in Cologne is 13% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2459th and 1977th ($1643 vs $1895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1820th 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 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Detroit ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 13th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Detroit

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Cologne Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$1145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$775
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$2699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$77.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$8.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$13581

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1750
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2011
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2024
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$2010
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2010
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1996
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2004
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1661
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1735
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2010
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$2016
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2025
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2022
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2023
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1801
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1943
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2024
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2015
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$2143
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1687
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1925
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1855
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1767
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2028
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2031
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2016
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1903
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2025
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$1928
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1935
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$2007
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1529
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1620
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1707
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$2021
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1912
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1476