Cleveland vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1865
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4488
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1837
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3355
$3220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
373K
579K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 23% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2157th and 3358th ($1865 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1791st 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 Cleveland compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Cleveland ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 222nd and 32nd 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
$14.6
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.83
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1039
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.7
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$919
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18748
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1891
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1905
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1975
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1848
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1934
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1958
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1930
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1900
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1936
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1795
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1904
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1974
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1718
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1814
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1800
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1537
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1746
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1696
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1661
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1519
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1768
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1605
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1318
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1861
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1842

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