Essen vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$690	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$2907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	587K	513K

The cost of living in Essen is 19% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 3685th and 2461st ($1443 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 143rd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 33rd and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Liverpool

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	Essen	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$15161

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686