Cologne vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
7
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
1.09M
133K

The cost of living in Cologne is 49% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2104th and 4439th ($1968 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Male. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 23rd and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$3575

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
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$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

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$1445
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$308
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$279
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$253
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$270
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$300
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$382
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$351
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
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$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
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$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
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$440
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$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
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$300
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$275
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$346
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$295
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$400
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$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
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$355
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$340
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$327