Essen vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$642
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
587K
7.82M

The cost of living in Essen is 148% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3925th and 7879th ($1519 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 23rd and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shangqiu

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Essen Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522