Essen vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$759
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
579K
625K

The cost of living in Essen is 11% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3358th and 3960th ($1519 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 531st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 4th vs 17th best cities to live in Germany, and 32nd vs 106th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$10639

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204