Cologne vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
1.08M
12.3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 168% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2308th and 6979th ($1851 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 100th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 16th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Wuhan

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Cologne Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611