Boston vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$3475
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
676K
587K

The cost of living in Boston is 133% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 30th and 3860th ($3638 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 496th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 94th and 17th 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
$21.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$10028

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587