Essen vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
585K
246K

The cost of living in Essen is 18% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 3595th and 2276th ($1525 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Louisville

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Essen Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13601

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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

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954