Cologne vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	73
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	1.09M	569K

The cost of living in Cologne is 6% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2104th and 1725th ($1968 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 23rd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 23rd and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hamilton

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	Cologne	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$19470

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659