Cologne vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
1.09M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cologne is 214% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2067th and 7679th ($1990 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 137th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 15th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Quanzhou

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Cologne Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943