Essen vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$4389
🏠 One person rent
$690
$1092
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1592
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$3516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
587K
633K

The cost of living in Essen is 23% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 3685th and 2179th ($1443 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1817th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Memphis

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Essen Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$27369

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$2383
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$2134
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2062
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$2070
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$1865
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$2077
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$2268
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$2117
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$2009
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$1781
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1874
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2048
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1717
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1946
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1831
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1882
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$1645
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$1830
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1930
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1617
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1856
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1999
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$1350
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1989
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1828
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1774
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1806
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1943
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1649
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1728
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2031
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1839
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1772
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2075
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2607
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1438
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1322
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2738