Essen vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$681
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
585K
9.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 153% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 3595th and 7753rd ($1525 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 31st and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$24357

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660