Cologne vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$947
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$2704
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.2M

The cost of living in Cologne is 99% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 2551st and 6156th ($1744 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 860th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hiroshima

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Cologne Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$6826

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936