Dongguan vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$263
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
10.5M
587K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 56% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7341st and 3903rd ($662 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 529th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 3389th and 24th 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
$2.78
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575