Essen vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
587K
548K

The cost of living in Essen is 34% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3860th and 1156th ($1561 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 33rd 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 17th and 78th 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
$17
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$21096

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862