Antwerp vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$841
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$3220
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
529K
579K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 9% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2878th and 3358th ($1650 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 247th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 161st and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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