Essen vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$759
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$351
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$746
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
579K
6.65M

The cost of living in Essen is 186% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 3358th and 8282nd ($1519 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 503rd 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 1.4 months in Hengyang. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 32nd and 6455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$10726

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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 Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$570
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$584
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$578
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$577
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$585
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$565
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$554
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$752
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$573
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$533
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$555
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$587
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$774
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$613
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$581
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$856
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$579
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$549
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$812
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$585
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$604
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$525
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$785
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$558
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$574
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$548
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$602
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$596
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$584
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$781
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$647
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$580
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$538
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$609
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$620
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586