Essen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$759
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$833
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
579K
12.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 135% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3358th and 7238th ($1519 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 32nd and 2438th 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
$12.5
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$11975

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575