Cologne vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
97
69
🏙️ Population
1.08M
10.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 173% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2308th and 7055th ($1851 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 115th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 16th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dongguan

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Cologne Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$21927

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623