Essen vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$4303
🏠 One person rent
$682
$873
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1471
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
56
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
587K
526K

The cost of living in Essen is 12% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 3860th and 2945th ($1561 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 156th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 2nd vs 24th best cities to live in Germany, and 17th vs 150th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Nuremberg

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Essen Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$5.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$17866

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance City Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Furth
$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Zirndorf
$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi Schwabach
$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi Lauf an der Pegnitz
$1652
17 km or 10 mi Erlangen
$1637
19 km or 12 mi Herzogenaurach
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Roth
$1666
30 km or 18 mi Forchheim
$1656
34 km or 21 mi Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
$1635
40 km or 25 mi Ansbach
$1461
51 km or 31 mi Bamberg
$1648
56 km or 35 mi Amberg
$1359
66 km or 41 mi Bayreuth
$1491
73 km or 45 mi Kitzingen
$1536
75 km or 47 mi Schwandorf
$1583
76 km or 47 mi Lichtenfels
$1606
76 km or 47 mi Kulmbach
$1597
79 km or 49 mi Nordlingen
$1693
80 km or 50 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
81 km or 50 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
81 km or 50 mi Crailsheim
$1743
82 km or 51 mi Weiden in der Oberpfalz
$1647
85 km or 53 mi Donauworth
$1735
88 km or 54 mi Regensburg
$1724
88 km or 55 mi Ellwangen
$1721
90 km or 56 mi Schweinfurt
$1551
90 km or 56 mi Coburg
$1609
91 km or 57 mi Wurzburg
$1326
95 km or 59 mi Bad Mergentheim
$1608
99 km or 62 mi Aalen
$1684
100 km or 62 mi Sonneberg
$1370
104 km or 65 mi Schwabisch Hall
$1779
107 km or 67 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
109 km or 68 mi Heidenheim an der Brenz
$1738
110 km or 69 mi Bad Kissingen
$1596
112 km or 69 mi Aichach
$1827
113 km or 70 mi Hof
$1684
116 km or 72 mi Gersthofen
$1881
116 km or 72 mi Cheb
$1327
117 km or 73 mi Wertheim am Main
$1767