Essen vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$690	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$3222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	587K	626K

The cost of living in Essen is 28% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 3685th and 1806th ($1443 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 64th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 33rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Glasgow

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	Essen	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$15092

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288