Essen vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$682
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
36
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
587K
6.98M

The cost of living in Essen is 94% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 3860th and 6740th ($1561 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 17th and 6593rd 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
$17
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.42
🥤 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
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$19015

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584