Cologne vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
11.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 138% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2104th and 6563rd ($1968 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 20th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 23rd and 2980th 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
$15.4
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$28925

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Cities near Cologne

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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753