Essen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$759
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1041
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
579K
13.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 121% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3358th and 6886th ($1519 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 104th 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 Tianjin. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 32nd and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Tianjin

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Essen Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600