Essen vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$681
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$952
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
585K
9.37M

The cost of living in Essen is 110% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3595th and 6780th ($1525 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 68th 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 Hefei. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 31st and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$8558

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699