Cologne vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
21
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
1.09M
6.56M

The cost of living in Cologne is 221% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2200th and 7943rd ($1941 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 21st and 7142nd 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
$16.2
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619