Denver vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$3475
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
716K
587K

The cost of living in Denver is 79% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 432nd and 3860th ($2791 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 496th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 239th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Essen

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Denver Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$10028

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587