Cologne vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cologne | Himeji | |
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The cost of living in Cologne is 48% more expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 2551st and 4535th ($1744 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 50th 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 1.9 months in Himeji. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Himeji ranked 224th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 1836th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cologne vs Himeji
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| Cologne | Himeji | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Cologne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.2 km or 5.7 mi |  Hurth | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Leverkusen | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Frechen | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Bruhl | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Pulheim | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Wesseling | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Bergisch Gladbach | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Niederkassel | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Rosrath | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Monheim am Rhein | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Dormagen | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Erftstadt | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Langenfeld | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Troisdorf | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Leichlingen | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Kerpen | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bornheim | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Lohmar | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Bergheim | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Siegburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Overath | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Sankt Augustin | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Bonn | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Hilden | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Solingen | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Elsdorf | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wermelskirchen | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Haan | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Bedburg | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hennef | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Grevenbroich | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Remscheid | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Erkrath | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Konigswinter | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Euskirchen | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Neuss | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Mettmann | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Zulpich | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Meckenheim | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Dusseldorf |
Cities near Himeji
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 km or 6.1 mi |  Taishi | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Takasago | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Tatsuno | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Kakogawa | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Kasai | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Aioi | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Harima | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Inami | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Ono | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Shiso | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Ako | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Miki | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Kato | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Nishiwaki | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Akashi | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Bizen | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Awaji | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Kobe | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Sanda | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Tanba | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Mimasaka | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Sumoto | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Setouchi | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Tamba-Sasayama | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Ashiya | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Asago | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Minamiawaji | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Nishinomiya | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Akaiwa | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Takarazuka | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Inagawa | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Yabu | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Itami | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Amagasaki | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Fukuchiyama | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Kawanishi | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Ikeda | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Tsuyama | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Higashikagawa | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Toyonaka |