Chicago vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3220
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
96
95
🏙️ Population
2.75M
579K

The cost of living in Chicago is 72% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 505th and 3358th ($2613 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 16th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Essen

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Chicago Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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