Essen vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$682
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
587K
13.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 1% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3860th and 3728th ($1561 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 17th and 3206th 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
$17
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791