Essen vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$681
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$839
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
21
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
585K
6.71M

The cost of living in Essen is 61% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 3595th and 5996th ($1525 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 31st and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028