Cologne vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
1.09M
10.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 180% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2200th and 7308th ($1941 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 67th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 21st and 3241st 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
$16.2
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$25442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620