Essen vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2445
🏠 One person rent
$682
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2338
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
587K
534K

The cost of living in Essen is 65% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 3860th and 6052nd ($1561 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 75th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 2.5 months in Gimhae. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Gimhae ranked 11th in South Korea, while ranked 17th and 1540th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$93.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$7889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$5807
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$449
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$15642

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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

Cities near Gimhae

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Yangsan
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Busan
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Changwon
$1032
31 km or 19 mi Masan
$994
31 km or 19 mi Miryang
$991
48 km or 30 mi Sacheon
$993
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
53 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1020
60 km or 37 mi Tongyeong
$981
66 km or 41 mi Gyeongsan
$976
72 km or 45 mi Jinju
$1111
75 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
75 km or 47 mi Gyeongju
$1012
82 km or 51 mi Yeongcheon
$997
99 km or 61 mi Pohang
$1030
100 km or 62 mi Tsushima Island
$945
112 km or 70 mi Gwangyang
$996
118 km or 74 mi Gumi
$943
120 km or 75 mi Gimcheon
$916
121 km or 75 mi Tsushima
$944
123 km or 76 mi Yeosu
$1008
131 km or 81 mi Suncheon
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Namwon
$970
147 km or 91 mi Sangju
$951
149 km or 92 mi Andong
$916
163 km or 101 mi Mungyeong
$954
170 km or 106 mi Jeonju
$823
178 km or 111 mi Yeongju
$994
179 km or 111 mi Gwangju
$1062
181 km or 113 mi Iki
$944
183 km or 114 mi Daejeon
$922
187 km or 116 mi Jeongeup
$963
187 km or 116 mi Gyeryong
$945
191 km or 119 mi Gimje
$964
191 km or 119 mi Iksan
$982
195 km or 121 mi Nonsan
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Naju
$981
200 km or 124 mi Cheongju
$903
200 km or 125 mi Sejong
$986
209 km or 130 mi Gongju
$1019