Cologne vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
1.08M
11.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 119% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2308th and 6287th ($1851 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 22nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 16th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cologne vs Hangzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cologne vs Hangzhou

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

Cologne Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$22679

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
$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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774