Cologne vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
1.08M
17.7M

The cost of living in Cologne is 93% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2308th and 5948th ($1851 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 16th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Shenzhen

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Cologne Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618