Cologne vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
10.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 304% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 2067th and 8757th ($1990 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 15th and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Shijiazhuang

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Cologne Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$5006

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Cities near Cologne

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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716