Essen vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$681
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
585K
6.44M

The cost of living in Essen is 113% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3595th and 6841st ($1525 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 31st and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$19047

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694