Essen vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
587K
1.35M

The cost of living in Essen is 34% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 3860th and 1148th ($1561 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1 months in Milan. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 17th and 336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Milan

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Essen Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$18202

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719