Cologne vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	53
😀 Quality of life	96	70
🏙️ Population	1.09M	8.78M

The cost of living in Cologne is 217% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2104th and 7641st ($1968 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 23rd and 4086th 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	$15.4	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$9321

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941