Essen vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$690
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$4538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
587K
689K

The cost of living in Essen is 42% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 3685th and 790th ($1443 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 733rd 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 244th 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
$13
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$30520

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
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$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494