Barcelona vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
1.64M
579K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 17% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2423rd and 3358th ($1773 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 247th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 193rd and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Essen

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Barcelona Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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