Essen vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Essen	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3604	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$759	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$1284	$2206
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3220	$3605
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	579K	384K

The cost of living in Essen is 28% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3358th and 1525th ($1519 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Essen	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$925	$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5688	$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.16	$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9133	$10224

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1471
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1558
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1395
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1424
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1356
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1470
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1286
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1432
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1387
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1399
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1415
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1493
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1318
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1422
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1373
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1367
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1396
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1351
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1458
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1776
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1388
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1394
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1501
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1407
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1511
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1410

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030