Cologne vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$5564
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1630
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$2795
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$77.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$5865
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	1.09M	136K

The cost of living in Cologne is 29% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 2551st and 870th ($1744 vs $2446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Germany vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 12th and 199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Luxembourg City

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	Cologne	Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$6.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$2984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$7751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$31.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$16923

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500