Cologne vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$967
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$833
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
1.07M
12.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 171% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2484th and 7238th ($1752 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 185th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 12th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$11975

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575