Charlotte vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$3220
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
875K
579K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 78% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 361st and 3358th ($2710 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 247th 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 44th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 191st and 32nd 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
$15.6
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410