Essen vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$690
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$754
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
587K
9.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 136% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 3685th and 7543rd ($1443 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 199th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Foshan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 33rd and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$18096

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EssenFoshan

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$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642