Cologne vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
1.09M
14.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 16% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2200th and 3273rd ($1941 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 21st and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Tokyo

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Cologne Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$17493

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006