Essen vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$682
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$899
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
55
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
587K
9.08M

The cost of living in Essen is 204% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 3860th and 8627th ($1561 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 495th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Xuzhou ranked 94th in China, while ranked 17th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Xuzhou

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Essen Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$21609

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$581
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$592
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$542
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$576
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$581
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$572
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$571
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$617
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$530
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$548
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$558
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$602
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$519
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$594
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$553
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$566
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$601
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$615
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$661
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$556
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$548
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$550
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$564
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$572
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$549
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$623
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$598
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$569
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$583
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$632
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$654
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$505
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$483
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$547
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$541
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$647
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$677
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$765