Boston vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$3165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
676K
587K

The cost of living in Boston is 142% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 27th and 3925th ($3680 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 521st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 105th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Essen

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Boston Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$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
$2870
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$9789

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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