Essen vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$666
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
587K
12.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 201% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3903rd and 8651st ($1516 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 491st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 24th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$19556

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563