Essen vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$642
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$800
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
587K
10.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 192% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3925th and 8567th ($1519 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 23rd and 4412th 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
$16.8
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$5149

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740