Cologne vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$4167
🏠 One person rent
$947
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1623
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$2702
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
1.09M
595K

The cost of living in Cologne is 10% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2551st and 3100th ($1744 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 177th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Dortmund. Ranked 2nd vs 21st best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 114th 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
$13.1
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$327
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$51.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$26045

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CologneDortmund

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434