Essen vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$5198
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$2582
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$4890
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
579K
133K

The cost of living in Essen is 34% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 3358th and 1083rd ($1519 vs $2284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 2.1 months in Luxembourg City. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 32nd and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$2222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$11584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$8126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$30.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$18050

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2207
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2222
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2025
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$1915
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1728
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1309
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1731
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1367
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1364
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1462
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1368
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1382
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1412
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1390
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1407
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1400
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1401
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1402
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1365
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1261
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1392
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1258
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1473
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1487
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1439
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1134
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1490
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1535
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1489
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1478
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1502
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1617
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1463
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1529
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1506