Essen vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$3962
🏠 One person rent
$666
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$3010
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
587K
620K

The cost of living in Essen is 10% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3903rd and 3162nd ($1516 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 230th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 2nd vs 15th best cities to live in Germany, and 24th vs 113th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Leipzig

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Essen Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$4459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$10887

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1415
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1420
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1388
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1415
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1419
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1422
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1471
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1126
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1408
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1251
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1420
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1454
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1436
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1207
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1385
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1421
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1381
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1320
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1424
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1298
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1422
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1448
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1423
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1249
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1301
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1424
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1427
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1475
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1417
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1485
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401