Cologne vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
96
100
🏙️ Population
1.09M
5.35M

The cost of living in Cologne is 20% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2067th and 893rd ($1990 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 15th and 1st 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
$16.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$26129

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172