Essen vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$759
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$777
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
579K
9.07M

The cost of living in Essen is 213% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3358th and 8600th ($1519 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 32nd and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shenyang

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Essen Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$19578

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529