Cologne vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1884
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
1.08M
738K

The cost of living in Cologne is 91% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 2308th and 5889th ($1851 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 802nd 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 Kumamoto. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 16th and 2570th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kumamoto

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Cologne Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$12605

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919