Essen vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$681
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
585K
586K

The cost of living in Essen is 0.4% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3595th and 3616th ($1525 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 27th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 31st and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$14939

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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 Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429