Essen vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$4507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
1.51M

The cost of living in Essen is 38% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3860th and 889th ($1561 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Ranked 2nd vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 17th vs 38th 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
$17
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16629

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748