Cologne vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.54M

The cost of living in Cologne is 43% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2200th and 4406th ($1941 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 15th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kawasaki

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Cologne Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$14111

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102