Cologne vs Goyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Goyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2839
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$998
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cologne is 84% more expensive than in Goyang. Cities ranked 2308th and 5635th ($1851 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 45th 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 1.7 months in Goyang. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Goyang ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 16th and 1309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Goyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$10447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$6461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$27104

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Gimpo
$966
17 km or 10 mi Seoul
$1461
18 km or 11 mi Bucheon
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Paju
$1020
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$936
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$941
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1085
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1005
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1025
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$968
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1074
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1127
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1087
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$988
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$990
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$989
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1567
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$970
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1057
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1049
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1142
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1025
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$1077
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1041
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$839
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$1025
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$1222
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1140
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$1027
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1562
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$1098
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$997
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1564
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$1111