Essen vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$666
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
79
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
587K
9.94M

The cost of living in Essen is 46% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5274th ($1516 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Peru, respectively. Check Germany vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 24th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$8454

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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

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$838
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$775
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$737
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$604
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$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
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$681
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$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
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$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
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$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
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$780
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$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745