Cologne vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
1.09M
577K

The cost of living in Cologne is 7% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2200th and 1786th ($1941 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1421st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Milwaukee

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Cologne Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$24100

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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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400