Cologne vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$3760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$9543
🏠 One person rent
$881
$2827
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$5956
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$679
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$5629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
20
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
1.07M
38.4K

The cost of living in Cologne is 56% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 2459th and 2nd ($1643 vs $3760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Germany and Monaco, respectively. Check Germany vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Monaco City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 13th and 3943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$6.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$3513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$2410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$6645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$5440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$79185
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$58950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$3.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$15.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$8.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$8.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$81.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$41.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$2939
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$29015

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Cities near Cologne

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 Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$3764
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1297
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1583
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1107
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1475
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1124
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1518
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1204
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1079
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1310
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1340
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1120
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1430
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1318
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1090
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1246
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1554
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1062
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1443
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1187
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1229
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1110
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1407
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1317
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1537
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1020
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1316
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1167
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1333
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1288
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1169
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1190
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1479
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1323
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1476
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1142
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1372
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1195
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1270
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1276