Essen vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$759
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$967
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
579K
9.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 164% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 3358th and 7900th ($1519 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 32nd and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$23979

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638