Essen vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$4969
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1076
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1822
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
587K
513K

The cost of living in Essen is 22% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 3860th and 2034th ($1561 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 121st 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Liverpool ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 17th and 81st 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
$17
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1146
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$22.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1831
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16599

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1893
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1895
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1718
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1888
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1862
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1873
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1686
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1907
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1928
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2047
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1861
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1764
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1870
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1784
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1754
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$2033
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2080
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1846
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1818
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1674
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$2002
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1827
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1741
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1904
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1496
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1873
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1841