Essen vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Shijiazhuang | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Essen is 200% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3685th and 8748th ($1443 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 525th 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 33rd and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Shijiazhuang
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| Essen | Shijiazhuang | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Shijiazhuang
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 29 km or 18 mi |  Gaocheng | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Xinle | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Jinzhou | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Xinji | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Dingzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Anguo | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Yangquan | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Shenzhou | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Nangong | |
| 109 km or 67 mi | Xingtai | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Jizhou | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Hengshui | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Baoding | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Shahe | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Hejian | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Wu'an | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Renqiu | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Handan | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Xinzhou | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Linqing | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Dezhou | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Taiyuan | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Yuanping | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Botou | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Gaobeidian | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Bazhou | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Gujiao | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Zhuozhou | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Cangzhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Anyang | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Liaocheng | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Yucheng | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Linzhou | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Shuozhou | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Huairen | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Laoling | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Changzhi | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Huanghua | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Datong | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Langfang |