Cologne vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
96
85
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.37M

The cost of living in Cologne is 16% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 2484th and 1623rd ($1752 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 12th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Milan

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Cologne Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$15544

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550