Cologne vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5198
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2582
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$4890
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.07M
133K

The cost of living in Cologne is 23% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 2484th and 1083rd ($1752 vs $2284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 2.1 months in Luxembourg City. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 12th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
2.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$11584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$8126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$30.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$18050

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2207
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2222
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2025
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$1915
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1728
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1309
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1731
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1367
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1364
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1462
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1368
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1382
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1412
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1390
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1407
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1400
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1401
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1402
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1365
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1261
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1392
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1258
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1473
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1487
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1439
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1134
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1490
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1535
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1489
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1478
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1502
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1617
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1463
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1529
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1506