Cologne vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$2014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
1.09M
594K

The cost of living in Cologne is 90% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 2067th and 5298th ($1990 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 243rd 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kawaguchi

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Cologne Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115