Essen vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3519
🏠 One person rent
$681
$863
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
585K
284K

The cost of living in Essen is 2% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 3595th and 3687th ($1525 vs $1500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Slovenia, respectively. Check Germany vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 31st and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$11580

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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 Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1270
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1217
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1146
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1247
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1362
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1174
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1361
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1347
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1366
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$926
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1143
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1254
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1764
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1061
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$880
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1351
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1424
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1492
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$618
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1393
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$999
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1656
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1553
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1568
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1566
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$789
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$663
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1706
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1666
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$566
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1265