Essen vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$5122
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1239
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$2039
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$4263
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
579K
577K

The cost of living in Essen is 28% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3358th and 1560th ($1519 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1383rd 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 2 months in Milwaukee. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 138th 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
$12.5
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$24397

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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

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253