Essen vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$666
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
21
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
587K
6.71M

The cost of living in Essen is 66% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6158th ($1516 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 12th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 24th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$18627

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$663
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$664
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$617
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$654
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$634
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$602
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$610
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$597
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$622
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$531
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$590
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$621
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$537
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$597
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$634
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$547
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$601
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$602
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$618
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$612
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$753
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$564
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$632
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$679
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$583
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$567
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$696
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$674
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$639
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$558
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$673
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$771
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$546
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$656
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$509
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1003