Baltimore vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3513
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1216
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2980
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	586K	587K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 58% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1182nd and 3685th ($2287 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 413th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Essen

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	Baltimore	Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$8902

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448