Restaurants | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | Difference |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 12.50 € | 17.50 € | +40.0 % |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 62.00 € | 70.00 € | +12.9 % |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 10.00 € | 9.50 € | -5.0 % |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 3.50 € | 4.70 € | +34.3 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.75 € | 4.00 € | +6.7 % |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.51 € | 3.49 € | -0.6 % |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.58 € | 2.70 € | +4.4 % |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.02 € | 2.57 € | +27.2 % |
Markets | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.89 € | 4.08 € | +4.8 % |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.86 € | 1.79 € | -3.9 % |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.32 € | 1.24 € | -5.5 % |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.49 € | 3.40 € | -2.5 % |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.62 € | 5.72 € | +1.6 % |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 7.09 € | 5.95 € | -16.1 % |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 7.67 € | 6.96 € | -9.3 % |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.13 € | 1.23 € | +8.1 % |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.60 € | 0.61 € | +1.5 % |
Oranges (1 lb) | 0.91 € | 0.91 € | +0.5 % |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.55 € | 1.44 € | -7.0 % |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.66 € | 0.64 € | -2.8 % |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.73 € | 0.69 € | -6.1 % |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.86 € | 1.81 € | -2.7 % |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.74 € | 0.78 € | +5.4 % |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 5.00 € | 5.99 € | +19.8 % |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 0.87 € | 0.86 € | -1.7 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 1.55 € | 1.52 € | -1.6 % |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 8.20 € | 8.20 € | 0.0 % |
Transportation | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.20 € | 3.40 € | +6.2 % |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 49.00 € | 49.00 € | 0.0 % |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 5.00 € | 4.00 € | -20.0 % |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.30 € | 3.54 € | +7.3 % |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 € | 27.50 € | -8.3 % |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.52 € | 6.65 € | +2.0 % |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 27,180.00 € | 27,180.00 € | 0.0 % |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 27,500.00 € | 25,148.00 € | -8.6 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 301.69 € | 293.76 € | -2.6 % |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 30.47 € | 22.33 € | -26.7 % |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 47.36 € | 41.57 € | -12.2 % |
Sports And Leisure | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 29.64 € | 43.59 € | +47.1 % |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 24.00 € | 15.88 € | -33.9 % |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.00 € | 13.00 € | +8.3 % |
Childcare | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 733.33 € | 503.75 € | -31.3 % |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 15,000.00 € | 11,783.33 € | -21.4 % |
Clothing And Shoes | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 92.80 € | 67.05 € | -27.7 % |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 34.16 € | 27.87 € | -18.4 % |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 86.75 € | 82.03 € | -5.4 % |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 101.83 € | 110.24 € | +8.3 % |
Rent Per Month | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,015.00 € | 1,215.13 € | +19.7 % |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 790.67 € | 858.47 € | +8.6 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,040.00 € | 2,144.00 € | +5.1 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,350.50 € | 1,488.64 € | +10.2 % |
Buy Apartment Price | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 544.14 € | 634.37 € | +16.6 % |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 520.25 € | 413.20 € | -20.6 % |
Salaries And Financing | Cologne Edit | Frankfurt Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,790.52 € | 3,491.49 € | +25.1 % |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.98 | 3.88 | -2.6 % |
Last update: | June 2024 | June 2024 | |
Contributors in the past 12 months: | 104 | 219 |
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