Cologne vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
1.08M
9.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 207% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2308th and 7753rd ($1851 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 16th and 2359th 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
$14
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660