Essen vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3867
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
579K
1.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 31% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3358th and 1315th ($1519 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Ranked 4th vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 32nd vs 48th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Munich

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Essen Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$18334

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599