Cologne vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
12.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 208% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2104th and 7501st ($1968 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 106th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 23rd and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$7838

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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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571