Essen vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3251
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
579K
1.85M

The cost of living in Essen is 20% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 3358th and 2013th ($1519 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 6th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 4th vs 7th best cities to live in Germany, and 32nd vs 43rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Hamburg City

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Essen Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$28533

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274