Essen vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$759
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$577
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
34
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
579K
7.06M

The cost of living in Essen is 205% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 3358th and 8516th ($1519 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 536th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 32nd and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$10091

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584