Essen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$642
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1177
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
587K
12.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 131% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3925th and 7573rd ($1519 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 23rd and 1885th 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
$16.8
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$8347

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589