Cologne vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.09M
548K

The cost of living in Cologne is 16% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2067th and 1156th ($1990 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 33rd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 15th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Manchester

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Cologne Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$21096

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862