Dongguan vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$265
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
587K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 54% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7308th and 3925th ($694 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 521st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 3241st and 23rd 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
$2.21
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538