Cologne vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$4312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.51M

The cost of living in Cologne is 23% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2200th and 863rd ($1941 vs $2525) 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Ranked 2nd vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 44th 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
$16.2
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$17274

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714