Essen vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$690
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
587K
9.21M

The cost of living in Essen is 24% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3685th and 4604th ($1443 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 7th 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 33rd and 3470th 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
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$9034

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Cities near Essen

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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804