Cologne vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
1.09M
133K

The cost of living in Cologne is 47% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2200th and 4490th ($1941 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 21st and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Male

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Cologne Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$3305

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9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
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$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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$1387
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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
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$335
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$597
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$479
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$467
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$381
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$477
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$259
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$342
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$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
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$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
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$283
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$379
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$522
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$265
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$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
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$303
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$318
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$322