Chengdu vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$3275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
92
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.08M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 64% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 7209th and 2308th ($660 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 19th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1933rd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Cologne

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Chengdu Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$16860

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861