Cost of living comparison
Cologne is 13.8% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Cologne instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.60
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.07
€1.91
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Cologne
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$6.58
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$3.77
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$7.42
€6.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Cologne
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$7.07
€6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$53.07
€48.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$22.15
€20.36
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$47.38
€43.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$1,063.88
€977.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$831.99
€764.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$207.83
€191.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$794.19
€729.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$16,244.81
€14,931.41
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$3.47
€3.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.52
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$30.80
€28.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$71.34
€65.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$26.77
€24.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$77.43
€71.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$89.35
€82.12
|
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