Essen vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
585K
689K

The cost of living in Essen is 42% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 3595th and 514th ($1525 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 455th 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 56th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 226th 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
$13.6
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$20657

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542