Cologne vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$947
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$1264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.73M

The cost of living in Cologne is 82% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2551st and 5750th ($1744 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 12th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kaohsiung

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Cologne Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$10905

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Cities near Cologne

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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601