Essen vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$2490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$5624
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1668
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$2857
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$6032
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
585K
135K

The cost of living in Essen is 39% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 3595th and 785th ($1525 vs $2490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Germany vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 31st and 200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$11850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$8510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$7.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$18853

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2390
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2293
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1694
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1491
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1784
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1433
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1438
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1494
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1438
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1446
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1437
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1449
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1447
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1445
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1618
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1444
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1452
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1444
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1563
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1273
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1468
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1252
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1548
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1539
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1505
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1567
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1485
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1567
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1576
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1550
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1548
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1542
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1703
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1528
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1554
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1569
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1542