Essen vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Ljubljana | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Essen is 8% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 3903rd and 3363rd ($1516 vs $1640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Slovenia, respectively. Check Germany vs Slovenia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 24th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Ljubljana
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| Essen | Ljubljana | |
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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 | ||
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| 🚕 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 Ljubljana
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Kranj | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Novo Mesto | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Velenje | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Celje | |
| 65 km or 40 mi |  Klagenfurt | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Nova Gorica | |
| 70 km or 44 mi |  Gorizia | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Trieste | |
| 80 km or 50 mi |  Rijeka | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Villach | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Izola | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Wolfsberg | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Piran | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Udine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Karlovac | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Maribor | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Zagreb | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Velika Gorica | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Graz | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Pula | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Murska Sobota | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Pordenone | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Leoben | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | San Dona di Piave | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Kapfenberg | |
| 173 km or 107 mi |  Bihac | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Belluno | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Bjelovar | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Treviso | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Venice | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Mestre | |
| 196 km or 122 mi |  Nagykanizsa | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Mirano | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Zalaegerszeg | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Szombathely | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Prijedor | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Hallein | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Padua | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Sanski Most | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Zadar |