Cologne vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2447
🏠 One person rent
$967
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1721
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.07M
935K

The cost of living in Cologne is 82% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 2484th and 5571st ($1752 vs $963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 536th 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 1.8 months in Kitakyushu. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kitakyushu ranked 289th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 1910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kitakyushu

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Cologne Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$39.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$8058

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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 Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887