Essen vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$4662
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
579K
2.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 32% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 3358th and 1234th ($1519 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1107th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Houston

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Essen Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$23011

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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

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$2141
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$2118
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$2128
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$2132
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$2148
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$2126
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$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
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$2023
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$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
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$2080
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$1988
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$1694
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$1829
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$1925
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$1879
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$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
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$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
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$2590
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$2095
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$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
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$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175