Essen vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$681
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
585K
6.56M

The cost of living in Essen is 149% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3595th and 7649th ($1525 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 262nd 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 31st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610