Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1% more expensive than Cologne.
If you lived in France instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Cologne
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.39
|
$2.77
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Cologne
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.05
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.46
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.82
|
$6.37
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Cologne
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$51.68
€47.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.36
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Cologne
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.55
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€977.86
|
$779.01
€716.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€764.72
|
$611.60
€562.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.02
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Cologne
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€729.98
|
$707.64
€650.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,931.41
|
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.31
|
$34.96
€32.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$11.84
€10.88
|
|
pay 32.9% more for clothing
Cologne
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.57
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.61
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.17
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.12
|
$126.59
€116.36
|
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