Cologne vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$967
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1735
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
96
85
🏙️ Population
1.07M
686K

The cost of living in Cologne is 79% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2484th and 5464th ($1752 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 474th 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 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 290th 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
$12.9
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052