Essen vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$759
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
579K
6.56M

The cost of living in Essen is 163% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3358th and 7871st ($1519 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 32nd and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586