Cologne vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cologne	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4185	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$967	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1672	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$2722
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	1.07M	1.76M

The cost of living in Cologne is 4% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2484th and 2281st ($1752 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 12th and 30th 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	$12.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$925	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5594	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.18	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16182	$7624

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Cities near Cologne

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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576