Belgrade vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$719
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
1.2M
587K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 11% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4429th and 3925th ($1349 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st in Serbia and Germany, respectively. Check Serbia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 2274th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Essen

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Belgrade Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

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