Essen vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$690
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1106
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
62
😀 Quality of life
94
49
🏙️ Population
587K
9.08M

The cost of living in Essen is 198% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 3685th and 8735th ($1443 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 524th 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 2.3 months in Xuzhou. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Xuzhou ranked 66th in China, while ranked 33rd and 6314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$13.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$7.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$1.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$22170

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$584
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$602
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$548
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$575
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$600
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$591
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$572
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$620
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$541
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$643
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$660
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$736
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$505
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$587
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$536
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$578
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$633
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$608
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$668
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$591
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$561
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$571
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$575
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$577
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$566
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$613
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$580
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$787
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$800
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$621
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$625
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$522
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$545
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$616
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$561
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$664
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$665
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$746