Essen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$642
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
587K
17.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 53% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3925th and 5618th ($1519 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 23rd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shenzhen

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Essen Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$21140

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648