Cologne vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
96
95
🏙️ Population
1.09M
595K

The cost of living in Cologne is 22% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2067th and 3504th ($1990 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 330th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Ranked 1st vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 15th vs 33rd 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
$16.4
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$29493

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579