Cologne vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$947
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
92
17
😀 Quality of life
96
38
🏙️ Population
1.09M
9.03M

The cost of living in Cologne is 201% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 2551st and 7893rd ($1744 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 12th and 7224th 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
$13.1
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484