Essen vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$4099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
587K
1.91M

The cost of living in Essen is 29% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 3860th and 1513th ($1561 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 2nd vs 4th best cities to live in Germany, and 17th vs 31st 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
$17
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$23203

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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 Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492