Essen vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$690
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$991
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
587K
9.37M

The cost of living in Essen is 131% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3685th and 7405th ($1443 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 33rd and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$8278

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665