Essen vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$5420
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1358
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$2278
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$4438
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
587K
919K

The cost of living in Essen is 33% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 3925th and 1371st ($1519 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 1148th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Fort Worth

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Essen Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$25420

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2128
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1913
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2122
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2128
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2129
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2164
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2111
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2110
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2316
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$2086
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2120
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2125
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2170
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2017
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2062
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2206
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2148
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2182
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2168
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2205
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2202
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$1968
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2193
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2220
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2209
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2174
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2172
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2155
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2397
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2205