Cologne vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
97
100
🏙️ Population
1.08M
5.03M

The cost of living in Cologne is 23% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2308th and 923rd ($1851 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 16th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$21306

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$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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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913