Cologne vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
548K

The cost of living in Cologne is 17% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2200th and 1193rd ($1941 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 30th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 21st and 84th 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
$16.2
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$20557

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$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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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831