Essen vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$759
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1428
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
579K
4.43M

The cost of living in Essen is 67% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3358th and 5921st ($1519 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 32nd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4829

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Cities near Essen

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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952