Essen vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$642
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
587K
7.01M

The cost of living in Essen is 153% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 3925th and 7983rd ($1519 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 23rd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Zhumadian

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Essen Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$8478

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$521
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$519
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$610
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$583
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$533
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$487
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$567
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$575
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$504
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$516
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$562
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$589
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$514
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$613
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$529
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$520
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$522
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$595
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$523
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$457
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$520
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$556
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$612
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$610
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$524
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$643
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$545
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$540
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$541
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$513
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$588
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$513