Essen vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$682
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
587K
18.7M

The cost of living in Essen is 100% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3860th and 6835th ($1561 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 17th and 2285th 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
$17
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694