Cologne vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2148
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$336
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$568
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$2547
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.2M

The cost of living in Cologne is 123% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 2104th and 6313th ($1968 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 874th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$3590

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956