Essen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$682
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
587K
13.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 136% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3860th and 7496th ($1561 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 93rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 17th and 2445th 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
$17
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$19275

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547