Essen vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$759
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$545
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
579K
2.19M

The cost of living in Essen is 124% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 3358th and 6964th ($1519 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 32nd and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6625

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327