Cologne vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$967
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
1.07M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cologne is 154% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2484th and 6882nd ($1752 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 102nd 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 50th in China, while ranked 12th and 6124th 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
$12.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$19406

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083