Essen vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2388
🏠 One person rent
$682
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$596
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$476
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
4
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
587K
24.5K

The cost of living in Essen is 57% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 3860th and 5701st ($1561 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 17th and 6376th 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
$17
$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$989
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1170
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1079
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1078
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1454
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1336
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1136
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1012
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1173
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1284
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1232
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1097
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1739
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$1010
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1730
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1717
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1736
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1733
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$699
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$641
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$610
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$844
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1166
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$679
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1145
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$767
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1330
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1332
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$771
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$888
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$642
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$675
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$2884
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$741
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$788