Essen vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$682
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
587K
6.56M

The cost of living in Essen is 160% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3860th and 7929th ($1561 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 17th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shaoyang

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Essen Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615