Cologne vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
1.09M
133K

The cost of living in Cologne is 52% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2067th and 4552nd ($1990 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.7 months in Male. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 15th and 5347th 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
$16.4
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$3300

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$1745
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$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

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$1379
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$348
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$303
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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
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$349
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$627
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$518
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$487
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$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
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$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
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$303
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$285
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$349
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$297
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$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
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$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
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$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
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$327