Essen vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$682
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
587K
9.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 133% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3860th and 7431st ($1561 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 80th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 17th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Ningbo

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Essen Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$15051

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525