Essen vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$681
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
585K
9.07M

The cost of living in Essen is 197% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3595th and 8584th ($1525 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 31st and 3326th 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
$13.6
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511