Essen vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$681
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
95
19
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
585K
9.71M

The cost of living in Essen is 133% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 3595th and 7242nd ($1525 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 159th 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 Nanyang. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 31st and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$14023

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502