Essen vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5083
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3809
😷 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 25% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3860th and 1833rd ($1561 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1456th 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 17th and 260th 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
$17
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$24369

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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

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415