Essen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$690
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$886
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
587K
12.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 120% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3685th and 7163rd ($1443 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 95th 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 Wuhan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 33rd and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Wuhan

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Essen Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$8658

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
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$619
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$651
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$660
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$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586