Essen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$759
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
579K
17.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 62% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3358th and 5744th ($1519 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 32nd and 460th 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
$12.5
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$24305

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584