Cologne vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$947
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
1.09M
12.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 240% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2551st and 8544th ($1744 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 12th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Zhengzhou

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Cologne Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$19343

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591