Cologne vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2574
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
81
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 85% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 2104th and 5117th ($1968 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 151st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Fukuoka

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Cologne Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$12707

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860