Cologne vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$967
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$658
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
92
17
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
1.07M
9.03M

The cost of living in Cologne is 200% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 2484th and 7809th ($1752 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 12th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Zhoukou

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Cologne Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$13369

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532