Cologne vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.33M

The cost of living in Cologne is 66% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2067th and 4785th ($1990 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 35th 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 Nagoya. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Nagoya

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Cologne Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$12599

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Cities near Cologne

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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960