Essen vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
587K
577K

The cost of living in Essen is 27% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3925th and 1786th ($1519 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 1421st 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Milwaukee

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Essen Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$24100

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400