Bucheon vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2599
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$471
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.9
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1317
$3341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
92
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
772K
1.09M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 44% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5044th and 2200th ($1090 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 19th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Bucheon ranked 14th best city to live in South Korea vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1790th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Cologne

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Bucheon Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.75
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10472
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5480
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.72
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.82
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.5
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.48
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19814
$23900

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1032
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$943
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1052
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1031
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1053
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1296
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1022
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1313
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$985
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1455
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1045
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1089
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$868
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1010
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1152
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$894
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1094
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1179
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1019
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1061
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$977
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1557
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$982
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1108
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$952
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1016
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1033
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1128
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$917
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$819
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1062
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1562
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$852
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$971

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913