Charlotte vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$3234
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
875K
585K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 71% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 574th and 3595th ($2615 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 371st 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 Charlotte compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 230th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Essen

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Charlotte Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431