Essen vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$6290
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1972
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$3201
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$683
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$5248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
587K
138K

The cost of living in Essen is 48% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 3925th and 290th ($1519 vs $2916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 23rd and 392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Luxembourg City

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Essen Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$16458

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2669
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2607
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2551
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2481
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1788
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1714
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1459
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1463
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1464
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1454
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1455
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1462
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1649
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1574
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1462
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1462
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1642
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1465
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1443
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1303
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1639
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1600
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1596
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1734
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1572
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1760
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1586
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1665
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1650
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1679
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1559
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1552
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1618
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1686