Barcelona vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.73M
587K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 40% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1659th and 3925th ($2129 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 521st in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 174th and 23rd 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
$17.3
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$9789

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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