Cologne vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$4689
🏠 One person rent
$881
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$318
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$2854
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
96
100
🏙️ Population
1.07M
14M

The cost of living in Cologne is 8% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2459th and 2147th ($1643 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 13th and 1st 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
$12.4
$7.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$1415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$8885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$5220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$7.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$7.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$70.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$16527

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050