Cologne vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1577
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
58
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
738K

The cost of living in Cologne is 99% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 2104th and 5653rd ($1968 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 503rd 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 1.6 months in Kumamoto. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kumamoto ranked 387th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 3164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$3768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$12669

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891