Cologne vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$967
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.97M

The cost of living in Cologne is 6% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2484th and 2189th ($1752 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 12th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Vienna

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Cologne Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$14916

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898