Essen vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$681
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
34
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
585K
7.06M

The cost of living in Essen is 199% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 3595th and 8612th ($1525 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 529th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 31st and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$17189

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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

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599