Essen vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$681
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
585K
18.7M

The cost of living in Essen is 100% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3595th and 6602nd ($1525 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 49th 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 Guangzhou. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 31st and 1036th 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
$13.6
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$15919

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671