Essen vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2742
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
579K
548K

The cost of living in Essen is 24% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3358th and 1798th ($1519 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 57th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 32nd and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Manchester

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Essen Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$13845

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629