Cost of living comparison
London is 67.0% more expensive than Cologne.
If you lived in London instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
Cologne
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$25.22
£19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
$10.09
£7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.40
|
$2.54
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Cologne
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
$1.96
£1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.06
|
$4.74
£3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$6.34
£4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$3.99
£3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.83
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.47
£1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.48
£1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Cologne
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.52
|
$7.20
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$252.24
£198.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$34,406.00
£27,012.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.40
|
$25.33
£19.88
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
Cologne
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
$39.12
£30.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
$2,697.16
£2,117.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€766.35
|
$2,027.26
£1,591.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
$284.51
£223.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Cologne
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€731.53
|
$2,321.07
£1,822.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
$25,293.41
£19,858.21
|
|
pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$8.20
£6.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$4.56
£3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.37
|
$58.95
£46.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
pay 53.3% more for clothing
Cologne
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
$103.07
£80.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
$49.65
£38.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
$112.31
£88.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.30
|
$123.32
£96.82
|
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