Essen vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5858
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2701
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$4433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
587K
689K

The cost of living in Essen is 37% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 3860th and 924th ($1561 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 798th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 17th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Nashville

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Essen Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$7.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2519
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2338
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2319
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581