Dallas vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$3220
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
1.3M
579K

The cost of living in Dallas is 64% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 689th and 3358th ($2497 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 116th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Essen

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Dallas Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$9133

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$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
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$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

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