Essen vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$4432
🏠 One person rent
$666
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1566
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
587K
633K

The cost of living in Essen is 20% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 3903rd and 2352nd ($1516 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1822nd 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 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 24th and 293rd 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
$16.2
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$27140

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2392
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2182
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2021
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1854
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2306
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1994
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1749
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1858
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2034
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1635
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1670
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1837
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1813
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1637
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1843
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1948
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1593
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1878
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2033
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1404
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1960
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2007
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1783
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1966
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1685
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1710
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2041
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1889
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2165
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2609
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1397
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1354
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2855