Essen vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2430
🏠 One person rent
$681
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$613
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
4
😀 Quality of life
95
26
🏙️ Population
585K
13.9K

The cost of living in Essen is 55% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 3595th and 5821st ($1525 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 0.6 months in Kingstown. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 31st and 8479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$7051

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Cities near Essen

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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1159
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1061
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1065
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1390
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1360
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1101
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1003
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1138
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1168
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1164
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1070
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$964
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1582
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1594
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$719
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$692
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$684
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$871
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1081
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$691
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$770
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1241
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1242
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$821
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$704
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$627
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$662
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1926
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$731
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$785