Cologne vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
1.09M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cologne is 199% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2200th and 7630th ($1941 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 134th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 21st and 3354th 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
$16.2
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954