Essen vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Frankfurt | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Essen is 27% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 3595th and 1589th ($1525 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 3rd in Germany.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2 months in Frankfurt. Ranked 5th vs 6th best cities to live in Germany, and 31st vs 36th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Frankfurt
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| Essen | Frankfurt | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Frankfurt
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.4 km or 4 mi | Offenbach am Main | |
| 6.6 km or 4.1 mi | Neu-Isenburg | |
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi | Bad Vilbel | |
| 8.6 km or 5.3 mi | Eschborn | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Dreieich | |
| 11 km or 6.7 mi | Muhlheim am Main | |
| 12 km or 7.3 mi | Maintal | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Oberursel | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Obertshausen | |
| 13 km or 8.2 mi | Bad Soden | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Dietzenbach | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Bad Homburg vor der Hohe | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Langen | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Karben | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Hattersheim am Main | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Morfelden-Walldorf | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Friedrichsdorf | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Kelkheim | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Hofheim | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Hanau | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Rodgau | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Rodermark | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Bruchkobel | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Florsheim am Main | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Nidderau | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Seligenstadt | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Russelsheim am Main | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Weiterstadt | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Friedberg | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Gro-Gerau | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Darmstadt | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Bad Nauheim | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Griesheim | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Wiesbaden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Idstein | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Mainz | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Gro-Umstadt | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Riedstadt | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Pfungstadt | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Butzbach |