Cologne vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$3047
🏠 One person rent
$881
$574
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$1093
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$2713
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
1.07M
588K

The cost of living in Cologne is 35% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2459th and 4109th ($1643 vs $1221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 618th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Ranked 2nd vs 40th best cities to live in Germany, and 13th vs 518th 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
$12.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
2.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$2464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$5.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$6.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$48.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$11320

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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

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1302
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1308
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1308
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1302
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1302
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1297
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1301
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1302
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1300
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1299
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1213
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1254
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1303
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1298
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1302
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1373
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1299
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1303
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1293
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1297
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1300
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1297
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1303
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1305
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1330
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1294
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1297
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1296
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1309
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1237
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1301
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1212
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1301
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1300
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1194
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1307
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1294