Cologne vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$4094
🏠 One person rent	$947	$948
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$1630
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$2961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	63
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 1% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 2551st and 2475th ($1744 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 84th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 12th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Edmonton

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	Cologne	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$7826

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009