Dongguan vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$181
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
579K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 61% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7769th and 3358th ($589 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 247th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 2370th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Essen

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Dongguan Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410