Essen vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$642
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
587K
18.7M

The cost of living in Essen is 94% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3925th and 6854th ($1519 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 23rd and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Guangzhou

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Essen Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$19408

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711