Cologne vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
1.09M
738K

The cost of living in Cologne is 108% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 2067th and 5985th ($1990 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 651st 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 15th and 1814th 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
$16.4
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$12557

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909