Essen vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2356
🏠 One person rent
$666
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1322
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
4
😀 Quality of life
96
52
🏙️ Population
587K
12.9K

The cost of living in Essen is 54% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5682nd ($1516 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 24th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$9791

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Kingstown

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$988
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1169
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1076
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1075
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1741
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1463
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1352
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1111
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1008
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1248
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1213
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1079
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$1007
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1656
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1659
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$697
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$638
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$610
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1135
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$688
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1131
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$764
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1336
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1338
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$760
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$908
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$642
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$674
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$2878
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$736
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$784