Cologne vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
12.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 205% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2067th and 7564th ($1990 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 15th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cologne vs Wuhan

Prices for goods and services in Cologne and Wuhan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cologne Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$8927

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584