Essen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$681
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
585K
13.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 115% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3595th and 6862nd ($1525 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 31st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$16590

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618