Cologne vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
97
39
🏙️ Population
1.08M
6.56M

The cost of living in Cologne is 203% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2308th and 7649th ($1851 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 16th and 7013th 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
$14
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$10066

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Cities near Cologne

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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610