Essen vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
626K

The cost of living in Essen is 26% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 3860th and 1712th ($1561 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 93rd 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 17th and 42nd 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
$17
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$20961

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430