Cologne vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$967
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$608
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
1.07M
10.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 260% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 2484th and 8597th ($1752 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 537th 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 Shijiazhuang. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 12th and 4919th 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
$12.9
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$4869

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733