Cologne vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
97
88
🏙️ Population
1.08M
7.41M

The cost of living in Cologne is 33% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2308th and 379th ($1851 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 16th and 205th 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
$14
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623