Essen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$690
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
587K
17.7M

The cost of living in Essen is 58% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3685th and 5950th ($1443 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 33rd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609