Cologne vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
7
😀 Quality of life
97
61
🏙️ Population
1.08M
133K

The cost of living in Cologne is 43% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2308th and 4342nd ($1851 vs $1295) 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Male. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 16th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3225

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
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$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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$1515
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$331
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$289
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$250
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$280
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$316
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$394
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$368
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$306
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$549
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$636
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$298
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$492
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$484
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$437
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$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
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$287
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$355
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$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
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$340
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$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
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$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
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$324
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$289
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$325
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$330
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$433
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$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
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$352