Essen vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$759
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1013
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
579K
11.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 83% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3358th and 6270th ($1519 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 32nd and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Hangzhou

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Essen Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$26569

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740