Essen vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$666
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
587K
18.7M

The cost of living in Essen is 100% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6838th ($1516 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 36th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 24th and 2100th 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
$16.2
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$14783

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677