Essen vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$682
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$780
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
587K
9.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 156% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 3860th and 7844th ($1561 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 183rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 17th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Foshan

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Essen Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$22493

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664