Essen vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1532
🏠 One person rent
$642
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$809
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
587K
6.65M

The cost of living in Essen is 152% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 3925th and 7957th ($1519 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 249th 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 Hengyang. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 23rd and 6806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Hengyang

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Essen Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$10039

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$589
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$648
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$518
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$605
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$564
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$571
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$569
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$739
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$609
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$622
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$586
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$589
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$610
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$766
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$632
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$592
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$793
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$518
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$560
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$758
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$593
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$608
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$528
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$778
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$535
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$565
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$560
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$600
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$600
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$593
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$801
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$638
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$570
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$542
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$623
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$603
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619