Cologne vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
12.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 289% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2067th and 8643rd ($1990 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 498th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 15th and 4641st 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
$16.4
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$21713

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556