Essen vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$690	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$3756
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	70
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	587K	681K

The cost of living in Essen is 21% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 3685th and 2302nd ($1443 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1898th 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 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Oklahoma City ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Oklahoma City

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	Essen	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$23318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184