Essen vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$682
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
587K
9.03M

The cost of living in Essen is 161% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3860th and 7960th ($1561 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 226th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 17th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Zhoukou

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Essen Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16685

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514