Cleveland vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4528
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1853
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3510
$3234
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
373K
585K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 29% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1971st and 3595th ($1963 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd 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 Cleveland compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Cleveland ranked 72nd best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 269th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Essen

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Cleveland Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.6
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.33
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$877
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.7
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1033
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18767
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1945
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1929
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2008
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1903
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1970
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1952
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1988
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1923
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1887
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1923
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1919
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1829
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1843
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1901
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1821
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1815
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1880
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1732
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1801
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1734
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1563
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1568
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1441
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1205
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1829
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1813

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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