Essen vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Liverpool | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Essen is 22% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 3903rd and 2203rd ($1516 vs $1937) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 132nd 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 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Liverpool ranked 30th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 24th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Liverpool
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| Essen | Liverpool | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Liverpool
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.7 km or 2.3 mi |  Bootle | |
| 3.9 km or 2.4 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Wallasey | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Bebington | |
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi | Crosby | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Formby | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | St Helens | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Widnes | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Runcorn | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Chester | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Southport | |
| 27 km or 16 mi | Warrington | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Wigan | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Rhyl | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Chorley | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Lytham St Annes | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Wrexham | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Bolton | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Altrincham | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Preston | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Blackpool | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Sale | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Stretford | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Salford | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Blackburn | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bury | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Manchester | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Crewe | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Droylsden | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Rochdale | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Oldham | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Macclesfield | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Burnley | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Lancaster | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Morecambe | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Leek |