Essen vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3776
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
98
🏙️ Population
579K
4.53M

The cost of living in Essen is 36% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3358th and 933rd ($1519 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 4th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 32nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Melbourne

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Essen Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$7
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481