Cologne vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$947
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$1425
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
720K

The cost of living in Cologne is 85% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2551st and 5814th ($1744 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$16248

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545