Cologne vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$6423
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1964
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$3248
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$696
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$5332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
1.09M
138K

The cost of living in Cologne is 32% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 2067th and 270th ($1990 vs $2926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 15th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$91.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$4.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$3538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$13023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$8923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$3.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$36.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$61.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$18882

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2586
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2637
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2512
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2431
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1844
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1744
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1536
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1550
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1569
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1535
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1533
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1470
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1515
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1492
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1508
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1684
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1605
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1507
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1675
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1501
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1358
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1650
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1643
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1647
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1731
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1612
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1735
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1635
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1653
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1681
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1759
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1582
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1592
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1644
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1676