Essen vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$681
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2807
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
585K
616K

The cost of living in Essen is 5% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3595th and 3925th ($1525 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 535th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Ranked 5th vs 16th best cities to live in Germany, and 31st vs 80th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$10026

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261