Cologne vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
1.09M
534K

The cost of living in Cologne is 91% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 2200th and 5470th ($1941 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 32nd in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Gimhae. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Gimhae ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 21st and 1727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Gimhae

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Cologne Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$8201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$5636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$8.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$7.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$7.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$18176

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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

Cities near Gimhae

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Yangsan
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Busan
$1084
21 km or 13 mi Changwon
$1013
31 km or 19 mi Masan
$992
31 km or 19 mi Miryang
$1023
48 km or 30 mi Sacheon
$974
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
53 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$957
60 km or 37 mi Tongyeong
$982
66 km or 41 mi Gyeongsan
$943
72 km or 45 mi Jinju
$1051
75 km or 46 mi Daegu
$992
75 km or 47 mi Gyeongju
$924
82 km or 51 mi Yeongcheon
$964
99 km or 61 mi Pohang
$989
100 km or 62 mi Tsushima Island
$899
112 km or 70 mi Gwangyang
$955
118 km or 74 mi Gumi
$914
120 km or 75 mi Gimcheon
$887
121 km or 75 mi Tsushima
$896
123 km or 76 mi Yeosu
$954
131 km or 81 mi Suncheon
$973
137 km or 85 mi Namwon
$930
147 km or 91 mi Sangju
$919
149 km or 92 mi Andong
$883
163 km or 101 mi Mungyeong
$931
170 km or 106 mi Jeonju
$771
178 km or 111 mi Yeongju
$961
179 km or 111 mi Gwangju
$957
181 km or 113 mi Iki
$892
183 km or 114 mi Daejeon
$905
187 km or 116 mi Jeongeup
$922
187 km or 116 mi Gyeryong
$933
191 km or 119 mi Gimje
$923
191 km or 119 mi Iksan
$938
195 km or 121 mi Nonsan
$990
198 km or 123 mi Naju
$909
200 km or 124 mi Cheongju
$865
200 km or 125 mi Sejong
$971
209 km or 130 mi Gongju
$1009