Essen vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$759
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1208
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
579K
12.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3358th and 5167th ($1519 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 32nd and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Moscow

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Essen Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$10868

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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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517