Essen vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Nuremberg | |
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Essen is 13% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 3925th and 2992nd ($1519 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 152nd in Germany.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 3rd vs 25th best cities to live in Germany, and 23rd vs 131st among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Nuremberg
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| Essen | Nuremberg | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Nuremberg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Furth | |
| 9.2 km or 5.7 mi | Zirndorf | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Schwabach | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Lauf an der Pegnitz | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Erlangen | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herzogenaurach | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Roth | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Forchheim | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Ansbach | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Bamberg | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Amberg | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Bayreuth | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Kitzingen | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Schwandorf | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Lichtenfels | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Kulmbach | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Nordlingen | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Neuburg an der Donau | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Ingolstadt | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Crailsheim | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Weiden in der Oberpfalz | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Donauworth | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Regensburg | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Ellwangen | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Schweinfurt | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Coburg | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Wurzburg | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Bad Mergentheim | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Aalen | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Sonneberg | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Schwabisch Hall | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Heidenheim an der Brenz | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Bad Kissingen | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Aichach | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Hof | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Gersthofen | |
| 116 km or 72 mi |  Cheb | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Wertheim am Main |