Essen vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$666
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$762
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
587K
1.64M

The cost of living in Essen is 87% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6617th ($1516 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 34th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 24th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$4627

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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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821