Cologne vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$5060
🏠 One person rent
$881
$1167
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$1817
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$3795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
96
99
🏙️ Population
1.07M
4.53M

The cost of living in Cologne is 24% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2459th and 420th ($1643 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 13th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Melbourne

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Cologne Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$1465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$7253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$6427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$9.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$1770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$19362

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1747
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1613
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1510
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1598
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1659
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1764
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1696
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1105
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1659
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1381
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1557
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1615
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1650
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1441
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2217
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1563
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1607
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1674
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1572
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1540
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1544
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1915
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1562
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1502
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$1873
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1719
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2397
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2043
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1778
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1651
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1663
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361