Cologne vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$798
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
9.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 209% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2200th and 7755th ($1941 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 21st and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Foshan

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Cologne Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$22953

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679