Essen vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1104
😷 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 10% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3925th and 3277th ($1519 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 23rd and 2774th 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
$16.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$20160

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749