Essen vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$759
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
579K
12.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 200% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3358th and 8471st ($1519 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 32nd and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4818

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617