Essen vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Suzhou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Essen is 66% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3685th and 6198th ($1443 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 18th 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 Suzhou. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Suzhou
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| Essen | Suzhou | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Suzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Kunshan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changshu | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Wuxi | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Taicang | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Huzhou | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Yixing | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Nantong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Shanghai | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Changzhou | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Haimen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pudong | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Liyang | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Taixing | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Qidong | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Rugao | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Guangde | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Danyang | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Hai'an | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Taizhou | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Jurong | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Ningguo | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Yizheng | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dongtai | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Ningbo | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Nanjing | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Xinghua | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Wuhu | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Tianchang |
