Essen vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$642
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
36
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
587K
6.98M

The cost of living in Essen is 84% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 3925th and 6659th ($1519 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 22nd 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 1 months in Zhanjiang. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 23rd and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Zhanjiang

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Essen Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$18767

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593