Essen vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$666
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$4436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
587K
689K

The cost of living in Essen is 40% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 3903rd and 832nd ($1516 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 741st 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 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 24th and 218th 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
$16.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$30339

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508