Essen vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$682
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1080
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
96
42
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
587K
7.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 121% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 3860th and 7210th ($1561 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 17th and 6343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Yantai

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Essen Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$14357

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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 Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$626
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$597
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$573
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$564
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$566
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$578
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$630
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$697