Cologne vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
92
14
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
1.09M
9.03M

The cost of living in Cologne is 218% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 2200th and 7898th ($1941 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 226th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 21st and 7422nd 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
$16.2
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531