Cologne vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$967
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2678
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
1.07M
587K

The cost of living in Cologne is 25% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2484th and 3822nd ($1752 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 452nd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Ranked 1st vs 62nd best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 764th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dortmund

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Cologne Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$13929

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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

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357