Cost of living comparison
Cologne is 11.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Cologne instead of United States, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
United States
|
Cologne
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.60
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$2.07
€1.91
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
United States
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$6.58
€6.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$4.21
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$7.42
€6.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
United States
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.07
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$53.07
€48.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$22.15
€20.40
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
United States
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$831.99
€766.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
United States
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$794.19
€731.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$3.47
€3.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$3.52
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$30.80
€28.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
United States
|
Cologne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$89.35
€82.30
|
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