Cologne vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$2067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$4906
🏠 One person rent
$881
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$2250
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$215
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$3568
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
91
86
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.49M

The cost of living in Cologne is 21% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2459th and 559th ($1643 vs $2067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Ranked 2nd vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 13th vs 43rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Munich

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Cologne Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$2404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$1822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$13015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$9857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$17470

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1298
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1299
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1304
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1301
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1298
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1302
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1302
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1436
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1296
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1298
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1254
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1300
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1301
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1169
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1302
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1411
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1301
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1277
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1298
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1300
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1300
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1302
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1334
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1300
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1286
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1299
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1515
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1304
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1242
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1430
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1300
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1304
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1297
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1301
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1558
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1303