Cologne vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cologne | Rotterdam | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Cologne is 17% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2308th and 1336th ($1851 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 16th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cologne vs Rotterdam
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| Cologne | Rotterdam | |
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| 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 Rotterdam
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.4 mi |  Ridderkerk | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Delft | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Leidschendam | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | The Hague | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Sliedrecht | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Scheveningen | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Leiden | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oegstgeest | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Etten-Leur | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Breda | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Roosendaal | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Utrecht | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Bergen op Zoom | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Zandvoort | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Haarlem | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Zaltbommel | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Zeist | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Tilburg | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Amsterdam | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Hilversum | |
| 60 km or 38 mi | IJmuiden | |
| 61 km or 38 mi |  Hoogstraten | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Goes | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Tiel | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Huizen | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Almere | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Purmerend | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Veenendaal | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Turnhout | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Middelburg | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Antwerp | |
| 81 km or 51 mi | Wageningen | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Beveren | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Ede | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Uden | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Mortsel | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Veldhoven | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Herentals | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Sint-Niklaas |