Essen vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$5404
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$2254
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$4439
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
579K
919K

The cost of living in Essen is 30% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 3358th and 1353rd ($1519 vs $2173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1203rd 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Fort Worth ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$5.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$98.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$25845

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2108
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$2099
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$2139
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$2107
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$2059
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$1807
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$2039
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$2236
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$2053
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$2143
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$2021
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$2017
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$2338
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$2043
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$1872
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$1987
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$1992
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$1982
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$2176
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$2162
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$2113
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$1804
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$2306
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$2149
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$2155
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$2193
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$2157
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$2497
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$2111
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$2267
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$2119
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$2206
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2235
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2200
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2199
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2323
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2516
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$2384
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