Cologne vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
21
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
1.09M
6.56M

The cost of living in Cologne is 231% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2067th and 7929th ($1990 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 15th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Shaoyang

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Cologne Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$11939

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615