Cologne vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$3270
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	77
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	1.09M	639K

The cost of living in Cologne is 16% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2551st and 1678th ($1744 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 12th and 315th 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	$13.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$16893

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527