Essen vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$759
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$608
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
579K
10.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 212% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3358th and 8597th ($1519 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 32nd and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shijiazhuang

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Essen Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4869

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733