Dublin vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$3475
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
593K
587K

The cost of living in Dublin is 92% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 223rd and 3860th ($2992 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in Ireland and Germany, respectively. Check Ireland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 36th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Essen

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Dublin Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$10028

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

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