Cologne vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$967
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
1.07M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 47% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2484th and 4461st ($1752 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 12th and 558th 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
$12.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740