Cologne vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
1.08M
12.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 255% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2308th and 8506th ($1851 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 16th and 3930th 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
$14
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619