Antwerp vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$929
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$3165
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
529K
587K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 21% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2660th and 3925th ($1834 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 521st in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 190th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Essen

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Antwerp Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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