Essen vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$759
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
579K
24.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 28% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3358th and 4461st ($1519 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 6th 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 Shanghai. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 32nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shanghai

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Essen Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740