Cologne vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
96
82
🏙️ Population
1.09M
7.41M

The cost of living in Cologne is 26% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2067th and 621st ($1990 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 15th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hong Kong

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Cologne Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608