El Paso vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$3234
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
679K
585K

The cost of living in El Paso is 16% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2613th and 3595th ($1775 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st 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 El Paso compared to 2.1 months in Essen. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 532nd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Essen

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El Paso Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

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