Cost of living comparison
Italy is 10.5% cheaper than Cologne.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.39
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.05
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.46
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.82
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Cologne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.36
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Cologne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.55
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€977.86
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€764.72
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.02
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€729.98
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,931.41
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.31
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Cologne
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.57
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.61
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.17
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.12
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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