Essen vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2491
🏠 One person rent
$759
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$729
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$613
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
4
😀 Quality of life
95
35
🏙️ Population
579K
12.9K

The cost of living in Essen is 51% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 3358th and 5256th ($1519 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 32nd and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$3332

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$993
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1108
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1069
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1069
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1353
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1099
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$834
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1218
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1217
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1053
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$898
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1561
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1575
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$710
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$666
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$654
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1074
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$686
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1076
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$748
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1212
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1214
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$769
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$719
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$608
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$637
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1857
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$700
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$760