Cologne vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
97
93
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.76M

The cost of living in Cologne is 5% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2308th and 2002nd ($1851 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 54th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 16th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Montreal

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Cologne Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$6957

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610