Cologne vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
57
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
788K

The cost of living in Cologne is 94% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 2104th and 5456th ($1968 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 371st 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 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 427th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 3374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$77.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$18130

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$959
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$962
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$897
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$968
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$908
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$974
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$814
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$853
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$977
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$976
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$884
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$979
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$909
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$973
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$937
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$976
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1005
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$961
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$960
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$978
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$1025
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1001
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$960
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$971
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$975
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$987
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$985
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$982
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$970
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$997
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$992
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$978
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$998
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$985
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$972
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954