Essen vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$4464
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
579K
633K

The cost of living in Essen is 21% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 3358th and 1984th ($1519 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1684th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 164th 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
$12.5
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$13578

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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

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988