Cologne vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1699
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
1.08M
935K

The cost of living in Cologne is 77% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 2308th and 5340th ($1851 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 437th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 2364th 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
$14
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$12605

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964