Cologne vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
96
96
🏙️ Population
1.09M
14.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 17% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2067th and 3249th ($1990 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 15th and 8th 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
$16.4
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$16728

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005