Essen vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$666
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
96
23
🏙️ Population
587K
2.19M

The cost of living in Essen is 82% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6522nd ($1516 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Togo, respectively. Check Germany vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 24th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$3507

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676