Cologne vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.14M

The cost of living in Cologne is 24% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2200th and 791st ($1941 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 21st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Perth

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	Cologne	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913