Cologne vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$881
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$561
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
1.07M
10.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 200% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 2459th and 8103rd ($1643 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 534th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1 months in Shijiazhuang. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 95th in China, while ranked 13th and 6364th 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
$12.4
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$98.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$214
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$72.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$2443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$9737

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$668
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$660
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$663
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$667
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$680
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$656
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$684
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$665
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$661
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$733
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$655
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$796
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$520
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$661
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$672
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$673
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$671
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$794
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$717
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$671
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$752
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$512
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$661
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$666
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$664
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$647
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$658
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$756
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$559
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$660
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$682
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$693
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$669
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$840
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$663
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$787
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$711