Essen vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$682
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
18
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
587K
6.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 135% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3860th and 7479th ($1561 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 17th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shangrao

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Essen Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633