Cologne vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1588
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
57
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
1.08M
788K

The cost of living in Cologne is 77% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 2308th and 5314th ($1851 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 420th 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 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 16th and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hamamatsu

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Cologne Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$12706

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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

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007