Cologne vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$5130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
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 2104th and 433rd ($1968 vs $2776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Germany vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 23rd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$16342

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689