Cologne vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
17
😀 Quality of life
96
44
🏙️ Population
1.09M
7.82M

The cost of living in Cologne is 230% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2067th and 7914th ($1990 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 15th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Shangqiu

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Cologne Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518