Essen vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Gothenburg | |
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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 12% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 3595th and 2792nd ($1525 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 5th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 31st and 81st among best cities to live in the world.
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| Essen | Gothenburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Gothenburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8 km or 1.7 mi |  Molndal | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Boras | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Varberg | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Trollhattan | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Uddevalla | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Vanersborg | |
| 90 km or 56 mi |  Frederikshavn | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Halmstad | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Jonkoping | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Varnamo | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Skovde | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Aalborg | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Ljungby | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Mariestad | |
| 164 km or 102 mi |  Halden | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Angelholm | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Randers | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Fredrikstad | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Sarpsborg | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Helsingor | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Vetlanda | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Helsingborg | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Vaxjo | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Larvik | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Sandefjord | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Hillerod | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Hassleholm | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Aarhus | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Horsholm | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Tonsberg | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Landskrona | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Viborg | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Arendal | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Karlstad | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Moss | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Porsgrunn | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Horten | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Gentofte | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Skien | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Arvika |