Cologne vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.33M

The cost of living in Cologne is 70% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2200th and 4892nd ($1941 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 41st 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 Nagoya. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 21st and 865th 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
$16.2
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$14392

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931