Essen vs Goyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Goyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1092
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2675
🏠 One person rent
$682
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1195
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
587K
1.06M

The cost of living in Essen is 43% more expensive than in Goyang. Cities ranked 3860th and 5084th ($1561 vs $1092) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 16th 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 1.1 months in Goyang. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Goyang ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 17th and 2342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Goyang

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Essen Goyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$93.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$12284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$6654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12460

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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 Goyang

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Gimpo
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Seoul
$1363
18 km or 11 mi Bucheon
$1167
20 km or 12 mi Paju
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$913
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$937
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1117
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$988
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1120
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1112
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1425
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1292
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$1044
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1563
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$1030
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1179
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1076
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1102
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1050
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$1134
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$1053
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1046
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$867
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$984
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$1121
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1073
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$986
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1568
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$892
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$903
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1560
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$1003