Essen vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$666
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
587K
592K

The cost of living in Essen is 6% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3903rd and 3451st ($1516 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 27th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 24th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Malaga

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Essen Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$10933

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536