Essen vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$690
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
587K
12.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 182% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3685th and 8544th ($1443 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 33rd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591