Essen vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2391
🏠 One person rent
$642
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1067
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
4
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
587K
24.5K

The cost of living in Essen is 53% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 3925th and 5614th ($1519 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 2nd in Germany and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Germany vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 23rd and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kingstown

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Essen Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$10636

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Kingstown

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1214
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1178
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1083
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1083
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1844
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1453
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1328
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1138
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1010
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1107
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1281
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1223
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1106
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1736
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$1039
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1724
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1716
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1715
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1723
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1718
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$707
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$645
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$613
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$830
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1143
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$680
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1114
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$772
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1330
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1327
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$773
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$873
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$650
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$685
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$896
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$2940
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$752
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$793