Essen vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$666
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$767
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
587K
6.44M

The cost of living in Essen is 133% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7433rd ($1516 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 24th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$28686

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620