Essen vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$759
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$713
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
95
19
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
579K
7.01M

The cost of living in Essen is 133% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 3358th and 7192nd ($1519 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 175th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 32nd and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.88
🥤 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
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$12038

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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 Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$589
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$608
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$584
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$658
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$594
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$605
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$599
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$617
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$642
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$563
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$570
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$629
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$554
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$660
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$554
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$542
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$622
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$543
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$624
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$506
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$624
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$541
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$601
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$539
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$743
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$643
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$650
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$600
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$605
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$589
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$498
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$601
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$590
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$524
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$621
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$544