Essen vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
1.91M

The cost of living in Essen is 31% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 3925th and 1511th ($1519 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 4th 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 3rd vs 6th best cities to live in Germany, and 23rd vs 38th 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
$16.8
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$19886

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457