Essen vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$759
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
579K
8.78M

The cost of living in Essen is 121% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3358th and 6882nd ($1519 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 32nd and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083