Essen vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$666
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$3954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
587K
1.51M

The cost of living in Essen is 38% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3903rd and 920th ($1516 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ranked 2nd vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 24th vs 61st 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
$16.2
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$14492

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730