Cologne vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
96
99
🏙️ Population
1.09M
14.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 16% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2104th and 3130th ($1968 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 4th 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
$15.4
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$14795

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961