Cologne vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1553
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
1.09M
738K

The cost of living in Cologne is 111% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 2200th and 6140th ($1941 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 690th 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kumamoto ranked 139th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 1545th 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
$16.2
$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$519
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$12102

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$866
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$867
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$866
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$866
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$868
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$867
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$861
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$860
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$852
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$866
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$856
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$863
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$851
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$869
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$859
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$824
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$869
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$808
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$821
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$791
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$878
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$871
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$802
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$864
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$821
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$868
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$864
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$807
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$815
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$845
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$855
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$841
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$869
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$883