Essen vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$4672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
585K
2.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 32% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 3595th and 1258th ($1525 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1108th 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 82nd 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
$13.6
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$22908

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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$2101
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$2080
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$2143
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$2089
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$2164
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$2093
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$2035
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$2074
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$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
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$1798
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$1844
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$2063
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$2129
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$1653
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$1764
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$1890
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$1865
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$1838
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$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
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$1960
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$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
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$2473
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$2145
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$2186
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$2223
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$2194
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$2226
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$2232
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$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
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$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156