Essen vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$682
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$688
😷 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 159% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3860th and 7914th ($1561 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 207th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 17th and 7360th 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
$17
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16802

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518