Cologne vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$967
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1764
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.33M

The cost of living in Cologne is 65% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2484th and 4896th ($1752 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Saitama

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Cologne Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039