Cleveland vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$3165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
373K
587K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 28% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2199th and 3925th ($1941 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 521st 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 99th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 320th and 23rd 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
$15.2
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538