Cologne vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$9122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$9989
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$8093
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$6133
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$773
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$8147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
21
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
1.09M
38.4K

The cost of living in Cologne is 78% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 2104th and 1st ($1968 vs $9122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Monaco, respectively. Check Germany vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 23rd and 738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$9.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$5.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$8855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$7565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$6858
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$5483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$81879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$73679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$3.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$88.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$86.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$45.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$46461

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1884
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1867
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1504
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1915
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1473
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1257
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1336
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1642
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1438
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1478
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1620
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1268
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1582
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1308
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1733
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1469
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1624
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1316
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1761
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1615
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1536
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1263
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1525
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1770
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1498
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1474
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1264
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1414
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1662
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1393
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1656
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1792
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1582
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1510
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1406
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781