Essen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$681
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
585K
17.7M

The cost of living in Essen is 59% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3595th and 5948th ($1525 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 31st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618