Essen vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$642
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$771
😷 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 134% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3925th and 7630th ($1519 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 134th 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 23rd and 3354th 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
$16.8
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$9745

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954