Essen vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$759
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$933
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
579K
9.37M

The cost of living in Essen is 115% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3358th and 6756th ($1519 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 82nd 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 32nd and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696