Cologne vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$967
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2552
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
96
82
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.54M

The cost of living in Cologne is 59% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2484th and 4726th ($1752 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 73rd 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 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$15182

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045