Essen vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Kingstown | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Essen is 44% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 3685th and 5500th ($1443 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 33rd and 8510th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Kingstown
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Georgetown | |
| 69 km or 43 mi |  Vieux Fort | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Castries | |
| 124 km or 77 mi |  Grenville | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | St. George's | |
| 160 km or 100 mi |  Fort-de-France | |
| 173 km or 107 mi |  Holetown | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Bridgetown | |
| 227 km or 141 mi |  Scarborough | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Roseau | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Portsmouth | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Port of Spain | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | San Juan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Chaguanas | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Basse-Terre | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | San Fernando | |
| 339 km or 210 mi | Petit-Bourg | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Sainte-Anne | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Les Abymes | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Baie-Mahault | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Le Moule | |
| 353 km or 219 mi |  Carupano | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | La Asuncion | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Porlamar | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Maturin | |
| 436 km or 271 mi |  All Saints | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Cumana | |
| 445 km or 276 mi | St. John's | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Tucupita | |
| 487 km or 302 mi |  Basseterre | |
| 492 km or 306 mi | Cayon | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Puerto la Cruz | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Lecheria | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Barcelona | |
| 545 km or 338 mi | Anaco | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Cantaura | |
| 557 km or 346 mi | Ciudad Guayana | |
| 574 km or 357 mi |  Philipsburg | |
| 579 km or 360 mi | El Tigre | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Upata |