Cost of living comparison
Cologne is 6.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Cologne instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Cologne
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.19
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.03
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$2.60
€2.40
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$2.07
€1.91
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Cologne
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.14
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$6.58
€6.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.52
|
$4.21
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.89
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.87
|
$7.42
€6.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.94
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
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pay 6.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Cologne
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.67
|
$7.07
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.31
|
$53.07
€48.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,273.57
|
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.33
|
$22.15
€20.40
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Cologne
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.52
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£961.26
|
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£765.21
|
$831.99
€766.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.07
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Cologne
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,120.05
|
$794.19
€731.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,160.97
|
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Cologne
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.25
|
$3.47
€3.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.08
|
$3.52
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.84
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.40
|
$30.80
€28.37
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.11
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
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pay 14.9% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Cologne
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.15
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.12
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.06
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.32
|
$89.35
€82.30
|
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