Essen vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$682
$516
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$879
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$884
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
587K
4.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 50% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 3860th and 5367th ($1561 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 3rd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Izmir. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Izmir ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 17th and 3283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Izmir

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Essen Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$596
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$71.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
41.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$718
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$14664

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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 Izmir

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Manisa
$767
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$772
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$822
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$724
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1272
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$742
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$627
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$1079
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$752
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$680
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$746
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$937
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$803
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$550
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$2084
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$698
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$893
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$712
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$731
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1322
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$894
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$897
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1900
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$601
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$769
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$610
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$590
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1426
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1663
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1462
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1318
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1192
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410