Cologne vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
17
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
1.09M
7.82M

The cost of living in Cologne is 217% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2200th and 7879th ($1941 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 21st and 7390th 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
$16.2
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$19212

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522