Chiba vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
81
96
🏙️ Population
975K
1.09M

The cost of living in Chiba is 36% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4599th and 2104th ($1251 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 11th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 723rd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$19386

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979