Essen vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
587K
548K

The cost of living in Essen is 35% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3925th and 1193rd ($1519 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 30th 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 23rd and 84th 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
$16.8
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$20557

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831