Essen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$666
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
587K
17.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 73% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6334th ($1516 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 17th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 24th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$22402

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634