Cologne vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1854
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
97
69
🏙️ Population
1.08M
686K

The cost of living in Cologne is 87% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2308th and 5761st ($1851 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 722nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Shizuoka

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Cologne Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$21319

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Cities near Cologne

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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103