Cologne vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$4187
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.07M
639K

The cost of living in Cologne is 12% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2484th and 1843rd ($1752 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1594th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.69
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$16868

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614