Essen vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$759
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$643
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
579K
7.82M

The cost of living in Essen is 104% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3358th and 6604th ($1519 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 32nd and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543