Essen vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$681
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
585K
11.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 81% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3595th and 6287th ($1525 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 31st and 2189th 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
$13.6
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$22679

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774