Cologne vs Goyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Goyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1092
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2675
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1195
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cologne is 82% more expensive than in Goyang. Cities ranked 2067th and 5084th ($1990 vs $1092) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 16th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Goyang. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Goyang ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 15th and 2342nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cologne vs Goyang

Prices for goods and services in Cologne and Goyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cologne Goyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$93.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$12284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$6654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$12460

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Goyang

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Gimpo
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Seoul
$1363
18 km or 11 mi Bucheon
$1167
20 km or 12 mi Paju
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$913
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$937
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1117
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$988
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1120
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1112
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1425
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1292
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$1044
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1563
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$1030
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1179
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1076
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1102
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1050
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$1134
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$1053
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1046
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$867
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$984
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$1121
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1073
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$986
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1568
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$892
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$903
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1560
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$1003