Cologne vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1144
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1987
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.09M
639K

The cost of living in Cologne is 6% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2200th and 1839th ($1941 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1457th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Detroit. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 319th 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
$16.2
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$7.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$16262

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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

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600