Essen vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$681
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
585K
12.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 121% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3595th and 6979th ($1525 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 100th 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 31st and 2526th 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
$13.6
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$9062

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611