Essen vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$681
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$855
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
585K
9.08M

The cost of living in Essen is 189% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 3595th and 8462nd ($1525 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 506th 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 1.6 months in Xuzhou. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Xuzhou ranked 90th in China, while ranked 31st and 6431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$9.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$27314

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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

Cities near Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$613
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$639
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$623
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$612
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$633
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$630
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$608
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$656
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$585
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$670
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$688
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$775
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$524
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$623
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$588
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$608
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$673
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$649
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$705
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$619
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$580
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$593
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$602
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$598
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$610
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$645
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$599
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$819
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$826
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$648
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$727
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$538
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$623
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$618
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$605
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$706
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$699
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$774