Cologne vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
97
99
🏙️ Population
1.08M
14.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 13% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2308th and 3085th ($1851 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 16th and 3rd 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
$14
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$15495

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033