Cologne vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2609
🏠 One person rent
$947
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$670
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$1287
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 65% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 2551st and 5120th ($1744 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 316th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 1739th 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
$13.1
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$11983

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850