Essen vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$681
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
585K
12.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 192% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3595th and 8506th ($1525 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 31st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$19861

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619