Dallas vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$3234
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
1.3M
585K

The cost of living in Dallas is 67% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 700th and 3595th ($2550 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 113th and 31st 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
$20.5
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

Cities near Essen

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