Essen vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$681
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$565
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
585K
2.19M

The cost of living in Essen is 115% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 3595th and 6859th ($1525 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Togo, respectively. Check Germany vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 31st and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$4929

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651