Essen vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$681
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
585K
9.21M

The cost of living in Essen is 28% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3595th and 4630th ($1525 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 6th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 31st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Mexico City

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Essen Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$8550

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709