Essen vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$681
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
95
37
🏙️ Population
585K
9.03M

The cost of living in Essen is 154% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3595th and 7790th ($1525 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 31st and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$2.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$15431

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528