Columbus vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
906K
585K

The cost of living in Columbus is 48% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1248th and 3595th ($2252 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 242nd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Essen

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Columbus Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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