Cologne vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
11.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 131% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2067th and 6527th ($1990 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 15th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hangzhou

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Cologne Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$29918

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765