Essen vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Quanzhou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Essen is 144% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7641st ($1516 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 138th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 24th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Essen | Quanzhou | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Quanzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 59 km or 36 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Xiamen | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Putian | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 147 km or 92 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Longyan | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Sanming | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Nanping | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Ningde | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Changhua | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Taichung | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Miaoli | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Douliu | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Nantou | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Zhubei | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Chiayi | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Shantou | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Meizhou | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tainan | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Jieyang | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | New Taipei | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Puning | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Keelung | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Yilan | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Taitung | |
| 379 km or 236 mi | Rui'an | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Shangrao | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Guixi | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Yingtan | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Shanwei |