Chongqing vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.08M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 64% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 7185th and 2308th ($662 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 19th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1966th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Cologne

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Chongqing Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$16860

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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