Cologne vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
97
96
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.75M

The cost of living in Cologne is 53% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2308th and 4566th ($1851 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 16th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Osaka

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Cologne Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5653

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016