Cologne vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2384
🏠 One person rent
$967
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1957
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.2M

The cost of living in Cologne is 84% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 2484th and 5644th ($1752 vs $954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 584th 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 2.1 months in Hiroshima. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hiroshima ranked 376th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 2347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$8672

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902