Cologne vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5339
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1290
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2248
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$4308
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
1.09M
776K

The cost of living in Cologne is 14% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 2200th and 1384th ($1941 vs $2251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Ranked 2nd vs 10th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 48th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Frankfurt

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Cologne Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$21222

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778