Essen vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$759
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
579K
9.21M

The cost of living in Essen is 18% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3358th and 4206th ($1519 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 8th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 32nd and 4184th 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
$12.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$10204

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881