Essen vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$690	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	587K	3.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 55% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3685th and 80th ($1443 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 71st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Essen	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$28838

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919