Essen vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$682
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
587K
8.78M

The cost of living in Essen is 146% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3860th and 7679th ($1561 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 17th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Quanzhou

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Essen Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943