Berlin vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$3165
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
3.78M
587K

The cost of living in Berlin is 56% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1150th and 3925th ($2371 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 521st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Ranked 9th vs 3rd best cities to live in Germany, and 45th vs 23rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Essen

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Berlin Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$9789

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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