Cologne vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cologne | Munich | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cologne is 21% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2308th and 1056th ($1851 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ranked 2nd vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 16th vs 54th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Cologne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.2 km or 5.7 mi |  Hurth | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Leverkusen | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Frechen | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Bruhl | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Pulheim | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Wesseling | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Bergisch Gladbach | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Niederkassel | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Rosrath | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Monheim am Rhein | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Dormagen | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Erftstadt | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Langenfeld | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Troisdorf | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Leichlingen | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Kerpen | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bornheim | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Lohmar | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Bergheim | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Siegburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Overath | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Sankt Augustin | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Bonn | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Hilden | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Solingen | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Elsdorf | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wermelskirchen | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Haan | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Bedburg | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hennef | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Grevenbroich | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Remscheid | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Erkrath | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Konigswinter | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Euskirchen | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Neuss | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Mettmann | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Zulpich | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Meckenheim | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Dusseldorf |
Cities near Munich
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Germering | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Unterschleiheim | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Puchheim | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Dachau | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Olching | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Starnberg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Furstenfeldbruck | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Erding | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Geretsried | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Freising | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Weilheim in Oberbayern | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Aichach | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Friedberg | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Rosenheim | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Konigsbrunn | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Landsberg am Lech | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Augsburg | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Gersthofen | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Landshut | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Waldkraiburg | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Neusa | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Ingolstadt | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Muhldorf | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Neuburg an der Donau | |
| 76 km or 48 mi | Kaufbeuren | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Traunreut | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Traunstein | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Donauworth | |
| 98 km or 61 mi |  Innsbruck | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Gunzburg | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kempten | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Regensburg | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Memmingen | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Straubing | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Nordlingen | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Senden | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Salzburg | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Sonthofen |