Cologne vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
1.08M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 63% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2308th and 4780th ($1851 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 16th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Shanghai

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Cologne Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774